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Written question asked by James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Thursday, 12 February 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the Capability Drop 3 Ajax-family vehicles that have undergone acceptance testing by the Joint Acceptance Group required concessions against specifications or contractual requirements to be submitted by General Dynamics; and how many were approved.

Answer

All 185 Capability Drop 3 vehicles have modifications above the current production baseline and therefore every vehicle accepted through the joint acceptance group testing has concessions. In addition to these above baseline concessions, there are 28 different concessions which are due to either alternative parts or parts out of tolerance which do not impact user performance or operation or exceptionally a timebound impact on performance which is acceptable.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
111023
Session
2024-26
Related items
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
Monday, 2 March 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Procurement Testing General Dynamics Ajax vehicles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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