Question follow-through · 95359
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 November 2025 on Ajax Programme Update, HCWS 1099, on what evidential basis his Department declared Initial Operating Capability for the Ajax programme in November 20
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 2 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 November 2025 on Ajax Programme Update, HCWS 1099, on what evidential basis his Department declared Initial Operating Capability for the Ajax programme in November 20
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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2 Dec 2025
Answer published
I announced Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the Armoured Cavalry Programme (commonly known as Ajax) on 5 November 2025. As safety is the top priority for the Ministerial Team, prior to Ajax IOC being announced, the Minister for Defence Readiness an...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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