The British Army’s New Armored Vehicle Is So Bad, It's Making Soldiers Sick

The Ajax armored vehicle is prone to “excessive vibration and noise,” which caused the Army to suspend testing for several months, says the BBC. The Ajax is the first major armored vehicle that the British Army has acquired in more than 20 years.

The 38-ton, three-crew vehicle is armed with a 40-millimeter gun firing new space-saving, cased-telescoping ammunition. The Ajax is designed to roll out, gather information about enemy forces, and slug it out with adversaries if necessary. It’s also the first of many vehicles that will be based on the Ajax chassis, including the Ares (armored personnel carrier), Argus (engineer), Athena (command and control), and others.