Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned delivery timeline is for all variants of vehicles within the Armoured Cavalry Programme between (a) 21 July and 31 December 2025 and (b) 2026 and beyond.
Answered by Maria Eagle
The Armoured Cavalry Programme plans to deliver a further 55 platforms between July 2025 and December 2025. 182 platforms will be delivered by the end of 2025. A breakdown by variant is provided below.
AJAX | 26 |
ARES | 5 |
APOLLO | 1 |
ATLAS | 10 |
ATHENA | 13 |
ARGUS | 0 |
It is anticipated that a further 110 platforms will be delivered in 2026, with the remaining 297 platforms delivered by 2028.
To ensure alignment to the Army fielding plan and Defence priorities, the variant mix of vehicles is reviewed and agreed annually.
The programme remains on track to deliver all 589 vehicles by September 2029 as contracted.
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