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A set of "systemic and institutional" failures in the UK's military procurement system plagued a multi-billion pound programme to buy ligh...

A report on the British Army's troubled Ajax vehicle program is out, and the country's top weapons buyer is responding.

Department will resume payments for the armoured vehicles as the programme is "returning to firm footing", minister says

Former Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois - who is heading a parliamentary inquiry on defence procurement - has agreed to answer your questions on defence problems facing the UK.

The Ajax light tank caused career-ending injuries to troops who tested its early prototypes and faced being scrapped last year. But a series of adjustments have turned the project around.

The armoured vehicle project has been hampered by severe delays and safety issues

General Dynamics UK was due to unveil its paperwork last month

A British defense committee meeting heard about concerns brought on by the war in Ukraine, the state of British tanks (some Ukraine-bound) and a potential recovery for the Ajax recon vehicle program.

The Ajax tank was meant to revolutionise modern warfare – but after a succession of setbacks, is it now destined for the scrap heap?

Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin speech at RUSI on the importance of defence industry.