The Ajax armoured vehicle is ready for action, 8 years late. Shame you need ear plugs AND ear defenders to avoid permanent hearing damage, but defence contracts, eh, what can you do? Once we've forked out £5.5BN we'll take delivery of 589 of these tin boxes to await the cheap drones that will knock them out.
Still, they're named after a hero from the Iliad so at least classics scholars will be satisfied.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... years-late
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... ax-vehicle
Soldier-deafening armoured vehicle ready to deploy
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Re: Soldier-deafening armoured vehicle ready to deploy
Defence procurement. Delivering equipment for yesterdays wars at tomorrows prices. Nothing new there.
There’s still a role for armoured units, but the drone threat remains a huge concern.
There’s still a role for armoured units, but the drone threat remains a huge concern.