Ajax woes hugely damaging to Army, says former tank commander as trials to restart
BFBS Forces News spoke to ex-RTR Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon after the Ajax programme was restarted for the first time since November
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Army Army's acceptance of Ajax back on track with new crew safety controls in place
The recce vehicle aims to put its troubles behind it as a raft of systems and improvements are promised to make the vehicle safe to operate
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News Driver banned after crash left two men seriously injured in military Land Rover rollover
A Land Rover Defender travelling in convoy hit the central reservation and rolled several times after a car pulled across its path near ...
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Army General moots the idea of Ajax 2: Find out how upgraded vehicle could be equipped
After all the problems with the Ajax programme, the Army has now revealed it's working to modify the recce strike AFV
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Epic Fury Royal Artillery's Stormer air defence armoured vehicles flown in to Cyprus
The AFVs are equipped with Starstreak HVM missiles – among the fastest in the world, accelerating to around 3,000 mph
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Army Army blames Ajax safety incident on armoured vehicle not being operated properly
A senior officer says the incident was not due to wilful ignorance, but when the AFV is operated as designed there are no safety concerns
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Army Army begins phased withdrawal of the Land Rover after more than 70 years of service
The Landy has been an iconic – and sometimes controversial – workhorse, but its time is at an end with the hunt now on for its successor
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Army Ajax set to be fully operational by end of 2029 – pending safety probes, says Pollard
The Defence Readiness and Industry Minister points out that the troubled vehicle is still subject to a number of reviews
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Army Armoured alternatives: If the axe should fall, Ajax isn't the Army's only option
The Ajax programme has been beset by a number of problems, with no guarantee that the new AFV platform will ever be used operationally
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Land vehicles The Rhino and the Leopard: Bovington previews this year's guests at Tankfest
A Nashorn tank destroyer from WW2 and a modern day Leopard 2A4 will be taking part in the three-day armoured extravaganza
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Land vehicles M1E3 Abrams: The US Army's new tank that has a cockpit like a Formula 1 car
General Randy George, the head of the US Army, says the latest iteration of the MBT is also driven with an Xbox-style controller
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Army Furious defence minister sacks senior official responsible for troubled Ajax programme
The update came amid an extraordinary ministerial statement by Defence Readiness and Industry Minister Luke Pollard
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Ukraine Tempest: The secretive missile system said to have downed more than 20 Shaheds
The air defence system is said to have made its combat debut – even though its presence in Ukraine has not been officially announced
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Army Ajax: We're going to turn this challenge into an opportunity, Army chief insists
General Sir Roly Walker said that an investigation is currently ongoing after soldiers were injured during Exercise Titan Storm
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Army Challenger 3 fires live rounds from L55A1 main gun with crew in turret for first time
The Army's new main battle tank had been tested before on the range, but the 120mm gun had only been fired remotely until now
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Army War is coming and Ajax needs fixing now, MP and former Army officer warns Carns
The minister was questioned by MPs during a parliamentary debate on the future of the troubled £5.5bn armoured fighting vehicle programme