More than two hundred Ajax vehicles now accepted
Britain's Ministry of Defence had accepted 227 Ajax Capability Drop 3 vehicles by September 15, 2026, including 41 accepted since April 17, according to a parliamentary answer. The ministry said the program remains on track to deliver all 589 contracted vehicles, covering tracked reconnaissance and supporting variants built by General Dynamics Land Systems UK. Officials withheld the breakdown by variant because it could reveal fleet readiness and deployment capacity. The turreted Ajax reconnaissance vehicle carries a stabilized 40 mm cased-telescoped cannon as the Army introduces the family into its armored-cavalry formations.
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