Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 109306

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

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.

Answer

Luke Pollard
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.