Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ajax vehicles are unusable because they are awaiting the outcome of testing.

General Dynamics Land Systems (UK) completed 41 vehicle production runs in 2022. This included a mix of newly produced vehicles (19) and an uplift of earlier build standard vehicles (22). Some of these vehicles will support Reliability Growth Trials and ongoing Verification and Validation testing of the integrated vehicle.

The use of vehicles held by the Ministry of Defence is limited to specific activities, for example for maintenance purposes, in accordance with strict safety restrictions. The exception is for those vehicles being used under specific safety controls for trials and Verification and Validation testing and that have had the noise and vibration modifications incorporated.