Combat Vehicles

Ajax

Ajax is a family of tracked, all-terrain, digitally enabled, armoured fighting vehicles, with a range of weapons and sensors delivering transformational change in capability to the British Army.

Ajax will be the most advanced, medium weight, armoured fighting vehicle in the world.

There are six variants in the Ajax family, all based upon a common based platform.

The Ajax family has been designed to be at the heart of the British Army’s future armoured fleet, offering enhanced lethality, survivability, reliability, mobility and all-weather intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities through its advanced sensor suite.

Ajax is currently in the Demonstration and Manufacture phases of its lifecycle. The Army has been conducting training on early Ajax vehicles in both operational Units and Training establishments, with Reliability Growth Trials progressing well.

Operationally deployable platforms will be delivered to the Field Army throughout 2024, with the Household Cavalry Regiment being the first Army unit to convert to Ajax.

245 AJAX

The Ajax variant will be the core of the British Army’s deployable all-weather intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capability.

AJAX will be used:

as the Reconnaissance vehicle in the Armoured Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) and Deep Recce Strike BCT.
and by the Artillery Fire Support Teams.

93 ARES

The Ares variant is the common base for all the Ajax variants and will be used to deliver and support specialist troops across the battlefield, including Anti -Tank Javelin Teams, Snipers and Support Troops.

Ares will provide overwatch and dismounted support in the Deep Recce Strike and Armoured Brigade Combat Teams.

112 Athena

The Athena variant is the Command and Control capability. It will process and manage information to provide commanders with information to make informed decisions on the battlefield.

Athena will be deployed in the Armoured Cavalry, Armoured, Artillery and Engineer Units.

51 Argus

The Argus variant will provide timely and accurate engineering information on the natural and man-made environment.

It will be used by 25 Engineer Group, supporting the Divisional plan.

38 Atlas

The Atlas variant is the second Equipment Support variant. It is the recovery vehicle and is optimised to provide the most effective means of recovering a casualty vehicle.

50 Apollo

The Apollo is one of two Equipment Support variants. It is the Repair platform and will be used to tow battlefield damaged vehicles and lift heavy sub-assemblies.

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