Vehiculul blindat Ajax a luat un colț, potrivit Ministerului de protecție a Marii Britanii

An Ajax Ares armoured personnel carrier on the Bovington training range during a visit by Wallace on 22 February. (Ben Birchall – Pool/Getty Images)

The Ajax armoured vehicle programme has turned a corner, according to senior UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials. The Chief of the General Staff of the British Army General Patrick Sanders tweeted on 25 February, “The Ajax programme has turned a corner. The vehicles’ world-leading find-and-kill capabilities will be transformational for the army’s fleet.” UK media reported the same day that Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, visiting Bovington on 22 February to witness Ajax trials, also spoke of Ajax “turning the corner”.

Janes understands that work is under way to reset the programme, with a new timetable to be agreed on the introduction of Ajax vehicles into operational service with the British Army.