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Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 September 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 September 2021. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Monday, 13 September 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ajax Vehicles: Testing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rounds of 40mm ammunition for the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle have been fired during the Ajax trials programme as of 7 September 2021.

Answer

A total of 6,177 rounds have been fired to September 2021, which includes 563 Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot-Tracer rounds and 5,614 Target Practice-Tracer rounds.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
44217
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Ammunition Testing Ajax vehicles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk