Ajax Vehicles

(asked on 7th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential effect of the reduced 20mph speed limit for the Ajax armoured vehicles to travel safely on the (a) UK’s operational capabilities and (b) protection of UK Forces from drone warfare.


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Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 10th June 2021

In terms of the vehicle's speed, AJAX is capable of speeds up to 70KPH but an initial limitation of 30KPH was introduced as a control measure for newly qualified Household Cavalry Regiment crews. This is being reviewed and will likely be removed in July.

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