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Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026, to question 107516 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what the next milestone is in the Ajax programme that will trigger a payment as part of contractual obligations.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
3 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026, to question 107516 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what the next milestone is in the Ajax programme that will trigger a payment as part of contractual obligations.

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    There is £1.1bn remaining to be paid to General Dynamics Land Systems UK in line with contractual obligations. I am unable to publish the details of the milestone payment plan as this may prejudice my Department's commercial interests.

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