Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

(asked on 18th August 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is the (a) Programme Manager, (b) Programme Director and (c) Senior Responsible Owner of the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle programme in his Department.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 6th September 2021

The role of Programme Manager is carried out by Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, whilst the Equipment Project Manager is a OF5 equivalent (Grade B1) Civil Servant in DE&S; the Programme Director is a Colonel in the Army. As these are below the rank of 2*/SCS 2 I am withholding their details from the public domain in line with departmental policy.

As at 19 August 2021, the SRO of the Armoured Cavalry 25 Programme, which includes delivery of the Ajax platform, is Major General Simon Hamilton. My Rt hon. Friend will recall that at the recent HCDC Hearing I announced our intention to appoint a new full-time SRO, who can focus 100% of their time on working with DE&S for its delivery.

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