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Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the names of those who have held the post of Ajax's Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), or the equivalent position, since 2015.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
28 Nov 2025
Target answer date
3 Dec 2025
Answer
3 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the names of those who have held the post of Ajax's Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), or the equivalent position, since 2015.

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The list of individuals who have held the role of Senior Responsible Officer for the Armoured Cavalry Programme (commonly known as Ajax) are listed below. Date in postOccupantNovember 2023 – PresentMr Chris BowbrickOctober 2021 – November 2023Dr David Ma...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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