Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether in the context of the war in Ukraine he has recently reviewed the potential for future use of the AJAX vehicles in (a) surveillance and (b) reconnaissance.

The Department continues to study and learn lessons from the conflict in Ukraine. Ajax remains wholly relevant to future warfighting and forms a vital part of the Army system of systems that enables combined arms operations. The open digital architecture and capacity to upgrade Ajax through life ensures it can integrate new systems and evolve to meet emerging threats. As we progressively bring the platform into service, we will continue to test our employment assumptions against the lessons of current conflicts to maximise the opportunities that AJAX presents as part of a combined arms force.