United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 40651
Ajax Vehicles
Introduced
18 August 2021
Last action
8 September 2021 · Answer
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8 September 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) his Department, (b) Defence Equipment and Support and (c) the Army were first made aware of quality assurance defects in respect of the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle.
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18 August 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) his Department, (b) Defence Equipment and Support and (c) the Army were first made aware of quality assurance defects in respect of the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle.
Source: Commons
8 September 2021
Answer
Quality issues were first identified in 2017 whilst witnessing Factory Acceptance Tests of Capability Drop 0 vehicles. In respect of Capability Drop 1 vehicles, 26 have to date passed General Acceptance Testing with two vehicles rejected.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-08-18/40651
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1351046
- uk · wq-1351046 · source updated 8 September 2021