Posted on Jun 3, 2021
Major design flaws in Army's new armoured vehicles, report shows
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Major design flaws have been identified in the Army's new fleet of armoured vehicles.
An internal leaked government report also raises serious doubts as to whether the £5.5bn Ajax Armoured Vehicle programme will be delivered on time and within budget.
Problems include excessive vibration and noise.
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract for 589 of the Ajax armoured vehicles in 2014.
An investigation by the government's Infrastructure and Projects Authority says the "successful delivery of the programme to time, cost and quality appears to be unachievable".
The BBC has seen extracts of the leaked report. It states that compelling evidence was found that the programme will not deliver the planned number of Ajax family armoured fighting vehicles to the British Army for planned operational deployments in 2023/24.
An internal leaked government report also raises serious doubts as to whether the £5.5bn Ajax Armoured Vehicle programme will be delivered on time and within budget.
Problems include excessive vibration and noise.
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract for 589 of the Ajax armoured vehicles in 2014.
An investigation by the government's Infrastructure and Projects Authority says the "successful delivery of the programme to time, cost and quality appears to be unachievable".
The BBC has seen extracts of the leaked report. It states that compelling evidence was found that the programme will not deliver the planned number of Ajax family armoured fighting vehicles to the British Army for planned operational deployments in 2023/24.
Major design flaws in Army's new armoured vehicles, report shows
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Earlier this year, MPs on the Defence Select Committee issued a damning report on the state of the British Army's armoured vehicle programme.
It said the Army had spent hundreds of millions of pounds with little to show for it. Earlier this year, the MoD scrapped its plans to upgrade hundreds of Warrior Armoured Vehicles.
Some defence experts also question whether Ajax will ever enter service.
Francis Tusa, a defence analyst, described Ajax "as the Army's Nimrod" - the planned Maritime Patrol Aircraft scrapped in 2010 at a cost of £4bn, without a single aircraft entering service.
Mr Tusa said the only thing the Ajax programme seemed to have delivered so far was tinnitus.
Earlier this year, MPs on the Defence Select Committee issued a damning report on the state of the British Army's armoured vehicle programme.
It said the Army had spent hundreds of millions of pounds with little to show for it. Earlier this year, the MoD scrapped its plans to upgrade hundreds of Warrior Armoured Vehicles.
Some defence experts also question whether Ajax will ever enter service.
Francis Tusa, a defence analyst, described Ajax "as the Army's Nimrod" - the planned Maritime Patrol Aircraft scrapped in 2010 at a cost of £4bn, without a single aircraft entering service.
Mr Tusa said the only thing the Ajax programme seemed to have delivered so far was tinnitus.
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