Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has analysed the data from the user validation trials for the Ajax programme; and whether the vehicles have passed their user validation trials.

Analysis of the data and crew feedback from the user validation trials has concluded. The trials successfully met their objectives to establish the effectiveness of the modifications proposed by General Dynamics to address the noise and vibration concerns on Ajax. The trials ensured vehicle crews remained safely within noise and vibration levels, allowing progression to the Reliability Growth Trials that we intend to commence in January 2023.