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Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

Commons · Question 117127 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether contractual mechanisms exist to recover costs if Ajax is cancelled; and what is the estimated financial exposure to the MoD.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 19 Mar 2026

Investigations into Ajax remain ongoing, but the Ajax contract does contain mechanisms to ensure General Dynamics rectify any failure to meet requirements or obligations, as well as provisions for terminating the contract if there is a material breach of ...