Ajax – The Defense Post

May- 2026 -

7 May

Land

Ajax armoured vehicle The Proj HERMOD IR rehearsal took place over the week of 15-19 march 2021. It included members of the Spec Inf Brigade, and a variety of new vehicles such as the Ajax and Boxer. This was all in preparation for a demonstration of the British Army Capabilities. The rehearsal took place on the training area at Bovington Camp Ajax family of armoured vehicles, will replace the Army’s Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) vehicles which have been the mainstay of armoured reconnaissance for almost fifty years. The Ajax family consists of Ares a troop-carrying reconnaissance vehicle, Ajax armed with a formidable 40mm cannon, support variants Apollo and Atlas, a command and control variant Athena, and an engineer variant – Argus.

Guide to Ajax Fighting Vehicle: The UK’s Next-Generation Armored Platform

Built for a digital battlefield, the UK’s Ajax fighting vehicle blends armor, sensors, and data, but its journey has been far from straightforward.

Apr- 2026 -

29 April

Europe

Pictured: AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle being tested at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) facility at Bovington. Ajax is an advanced, fully digitised, land vehicle system delivering transformational change in capability to the British Army. There are six variants in the Ajax family, all based upon a common base platform. The Ajax family has been designed to be at the heart of the British Army’s future armoured fleet, offering enhanced lethality, survivability, reliability, mobility and all-weather intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities through its advanced sensor suite. Ajax is currently in the Demonstration and Manufacture phases of its lifecycle. The Army has been conducting training on early Ajax vehicles in both operational Units and Training establishments, with Reliability Growth Trials progressing well. Operationally deployable platforms will be delivered to the Field Army throughout 2024, with the Household Cavalry Regiment being the first Army unit to convert to Ajax.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Restarts Ajax Armored Fighting Vehicle Tests Following Soldier Health Scare

The UK Ministry of Defence will resume tests and acceptance of Ajax armored fighting vehicles after a safety review cleared the program to move forward.

Nov- 2025 -

27 November

Europe

Christine Casimiro

UK Pauses Ajax Armored Vehicle Training After Soldiers Fall Ill

The British Army has temporarily halted training with its latest Ajax armored fighting vehicle after around 30 soldiers fell ill during exercises due to excessive noise and vibration.

Apr- 2025 -

24 April

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

General Dynamics Rolls Out 100th Ajax Vehicle for British Army

General Dynamics UK has completed work on the 100th AJAX vehicle, which is destined for service with the British Army.

Aug- 2024 -

6 August

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Defense Ministry Opens Bid for Ajax Boresight Kits

The UK Ministry of Defense has launched a competitive bidding process for Boresight solutions to be integrated into its Ajax armored fighting vehicles.

Mar- 2024 -

7 March

Arms