![]() ![]() In September 2014 they were awarded a £3.5 billion contract to deliver 589 AJAX platforms to the British Army. The British Government put out this requirement and General Dynamics UK Ltd won the contract over its competition after testing of the prototypes. They would all share the same basic mechanical parts to simplify the logistics of supplying spare parts, training mechanical engineers and giving them right equipment to maintain and fix these AFV.īritish Army Ajax Reconnaissance Tank (Photo: Ian Wilcox) This is a base vehicle that could come in many variants to perform different jobs on the battlefield. They also wanted to buy a ‘platform’ armored fighting vehicle. The British Army needed to replace their aging fleet of light reconnaissance vehicles that have been on active service for over 40 years. Reconnaissance Tank / Armored Personnel Carrier – 589 Ordered Ajax APC, Engineering & Reconnaissance Vehicle ![]()
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