Ajax family (in British Army service)

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The Ajax family (in British Army service) is a modern tracked armored fighting vehicle program designed to provide advanced reconnaissance, surveillance, and battlefield intelligence capabilities for the British Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armoured fighting vehicle family
tracked armoured vehicle programme
armament CT40 cased telescoped weapon system
surface form: CTA International 40 mm Cased Telescoped Armament System

coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun
basedOn ASCOD armored fighting vehicle family
surface form: ASCOD armoured fighting vehicle
contractor General Dynamics European Land Systems
surface form: General Dynamics UK
contractSignedWith United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: UK Ministry of Defence
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewSize 3
customer United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: UK Ministry of Defence
designedFor armoured cavalry regiments
expeditionary operations
high‑intensity warfare
developedFrom ASCOD program
surface form: ASCOD 2
engineType diesel engine
familyMember Ajax reconnaissance variant
Apollo repair vehicle
Ares armoured personnel carrier
Argus engineer reconnaissance vehicle
Athena command and control vehicle
Atlas recovery vehicle
formerProgrammeName Scout SV
hasFeature advanced digital electronics architecture
integrated ISTAR sensors
modular armour
network‑enabled communications
intendedCapability battlefield surveillance
deep reconnaissance
information superiority
target acquisition
intendedToReplace CVR(T) family
Samaritan armoured ambulance
Samson recovery vehicle
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
FV103 Spartan
surface form: Spartan armoured personnel carrier

Striker anti‑tank vehicle
Sultan command vehicle
manufacturer General Dynamics European Land Systems
surface form: General Dynamics UK
mobility tracked
operator British Army
partOf British Army modernisation programme
primaryRole armoured reconnaissance
battlefield intelligence collection
surveillance
programmeName Ajax
programmeType Armoured Cavalry 2025 capability
serviceBranch Royal Armoured Corps
surface form: British Army Armoured Cavalry

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Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle successor Ajax family (in British Army service)