Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has held discussions with NATO on contingency plans if Ajax fails to enter service by the middle of this decade.
The UK works closely with NATO on our Capability Targets. As discussed in the recent bilateral meeting with NATO at the end of January. The Ministry of Defence remains able to meet its obligations to NATO, and will continue to update our partners on AJAX as the programme develops as part of our routine engagements