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Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 January 2026UIN 101608

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what value of contract stage payment claim by General Dynamics was triggered by declaring Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for Ajax in November, and whether his department has paid it yet.

Answered by Luke Pollard

There was no specific payment to General Dynamics related to Initial Operating Capability.

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