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Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

Commons · Question 10141 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2026

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total lifetime cost of the Ajax armoured vehicle programme; what additional funding has been approved since the original contract was signed; and what assessment he has made of th

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Answered by Luke Pollard, 24 Jun 2026

Like all defence platforms, Ajax requires a continuous in-service support solution. Definition and agreement of this is ongoing, so it is not possible to provide an updated Whole Life Cost at this point. The Approved Budgetary Limit (ABL) for the Armoured...