Britain to supply Ukraine with 120 armoured vehicles
The Defence Secretary indicated they could be Mastiff six-wheel-drive patrol vehicles.
The Defence Secretary indicated they could be Mastiff six-wheel-drive patrol vehicles.
The extra vehicles will be produced in both UK and Germany while full production transfers to the UK.
The finished vehicle will be fully digitised, including a new turret, improved engine and 120mm smoothbore gun.
The training sees 135 instructors give an astonishing combined 30,000 hours of training to REME recovery mechanics in three weeks.
General Dynamics UK was contracted to supply 589 armoured vehicles, which were originally supposed to enter service in 2017.
Mechanical breakdown is partly to blame for the delayed progress of the heavy armour column, UK defence says.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff told Forces News the Army's focus is ensuring future land and air platforms are connected to each other.
The whole process took several months over winter to complete with the wooden replica now proudly displayed on his front lawn.
A further review undertaken by a "senior legal figure" will be commissioned into the armoured vehicle project.
The training system is reconfigurable and mobile, so it can be used to prevent skill fade when troops are deployed overseas.
The Ajax project, worth up to £5.5bn, is designed to provide the UK military with the new armoured fighting vehicles.
On the road with a restored Jeep, and a detailed look at the history of the iconic vehicle.
The 120mm weapons are ahead of schedule and will form part of a new digitised turret in the UK.
Some of the most exciting new AFVs on the military market.
The vehicle comes with a 22m bridge which can be used by medium-sized military vehicles.
The wheeled Mobility Test Rig can climb obstacles and cross gaps only tracked vehicles have been able to in the past.