Keyword: Ajax
![Ajax testing at Bovington at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) in October 2024. The continuing controversy surrounding this programme exposes the dysfunctional defence procurement system that Britain has to endure. [Source: Crown copyright 2024]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ATDU-Ajax-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Letter from London: A Declining Capability")
Letter from London: A Declining Capability
It is difficult to exaggerate the current sorry state of the British Army. In...
Ajax – problems solved and lessons learned?
As of early August 2024, with the British Army reporting the completion of its...
Delivery rather than Perfection: ESD Interviews...
In August 2023, ESD interviewed the Honourable James Cartlidge MP, Minister for Defence Procurement...
UK MoD Outlines IOC for Ajax, Six...
The Ajax family of armoured reconnaissance vehicles for the British Army, which have been...
Ajax Has “Turned a Corner”, Claims UK...
The British Army’s troubled Ajax AFV programme, which has been plagued by excessive noise...
UK MoD Details Defence Spending
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) gave some insight into current UK defence spending...
Still Searching for Clarity – British...
It is hard not to be cynical when looking at British defence programmes, or...
Medium-calibre Weapons: Back to the Future
Few would argue that medium-calibre cannons are an essential tool of modern warfare. These...
Equipping the UK STRIKE Brigades
The UK is modernising its land capabilities. A central outcome will be establishing and...