UK holds off on confirming next Ajax upgrade timeline

UK holds off on confirming next Ajax upgrade timeline

The Ministry of Defence has declined to say when it expects to begin reliability growth trials for the British Army’s Ajax armoured vehicle at its planned Capability Drop 4 standard, as ministers continue to await the outcome of ongoing investigations into the troubled programme. In a written response to Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, Defence Minister Luke Pollard refused to provide details on the schedule for Ajax’s Capability Drop 4 Reliabil…