UK MoD confirms Ajax tank trials paused due to certain safety risks 03 Jun 2021 (Last Updated June 3rd, 2021 16:28)
The British Army’s new Ajax tank trials suffer setback over speed and safety concerns and other issues.
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Pre-production prototype of the turreted Ajax variant. Credit: Richard Watt/MOD.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reportedly confirmed that it had halted trials of its new $4.92bn (£3.47bn) fleet of Ajax armoured fighting vehicles.
The Daily Telegraph reported citing a leaked government report that the reasons are related to the vehicle’s design, speed and safety problems.
The report said that the army tanks’ trial versions are not able to cruise faster than 20mph, which is half of the intended speed of the vehicle.