Question follow-through · 105100

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the order of 589 Ajax hulls have now been built by General Dynamics.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
21 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the order of 589 Ajax hulls have now been built by General Dynamics.

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    All 589 Ajax hulls have been produced.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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