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Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 September 2025UIN 73562

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the breakdown of the six Ajax variants within the 589 vehicles to be delivered as part of the Armoured Cavalry 2025 Programme.

Answered by Luke Pollard

A breakdown of the Ajax family of vehicles to be delivered as part of the Armoured Cavalry programme is provided below.

Variant

Total

Role

AJAX

245

Reconnaissance and joint fires observer

ARES

93

Deliver and support specialist troops

ATHENA

112

Command and Control

ATLAS

38

Recover damaged vehicles

APOLLO

50

Repair and tow damaged vehicles

ARGUS

51

Specialist engineering reconnaissance

*ARES is the common base platform for all variants.

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