Army to resume Ajax armoured vehicle trials after they made soldiers sick
Summary
The British Army will start testing the Ajax armoured vehicles again after stopping last year because some soldiers got sick from noise and vibrations. The Ministry of Defence and General Dynamics will carefully restart trials with new safety measures while working to improve the vehicles.Key Facts
- Testing of Ajax vehicles paused in November after about 30 soldiers reported illness during training.
- Illnesses were linked to noise, vibration, cold weather, air quality, and training variation.
- All affected soldiers have returned to duty with mostly temporary symptoms.
- Defence minister Luke Pollard agreed to restart vehicle acceptance and operation cautiously.
- General Dynamics, the maker of Ajax in Wales, supports the cautious resumption and emphasizes soldier safety.
- Trials will restart in controlled phases with strict new safety controls.
- The Ajax is a fully digitised armoured fighting vehicle meant to improve battlefield awareness.
- The Ministry of Defence and General Dynamics aim to fix issues to ensure the vehicle works well for soldiers and meets the current budget.
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