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Question follow-through · 15669

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to equip infantry battalions with the Ares armoured personnel carrier.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
22 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
27 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to equip infantry battalions with the Ares armoured personnel carrier.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Army is currently undergoing a combined programme of work to ensure our Land Forces will have the lethality, protection and mobility to fight and win against any adversary. Whilst the Army’s modernisation will continue over the next decade with a prog...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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