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Ajax Vehicles: Finance

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 16264

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, whether the £1.1 billion allotted for the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicles includes additional funding beyond the original £6.3 billion contract.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The £1.1 billion allocated in the Defence Investment Plan is funding to deliver the remaining elements of the programme and provisioned funding to provide support while in-service.

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