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Dud.
How top brass blew £3.5billion on a dud that is a menace to troops: Ajax is the British Army's new tank that's too heavy, makes crew sick and can't fire on the move... all thanks to a mix of cronyism and incompetence
The scandal of the armoured vehicle's glaring problems raises concerns about the government's procurement process and why ministers were not alerted to the difficulties, but instead continued to write huge cheques. Above all, it poses the fundamental question: How on earth is it possible for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to spend billions on a light tank that does not work? It is a question to which MPs have demanded urgent answers as they urged the government to seek 'liquidated damages' and salvage whatever it possibly can from the billions of pounds of public money already banked by the arms manufacturer behind the vehicle. Whatever happens, the MoD and General Dynamics (UK), the makers of Ajax, seem on course for a legal battle over the eye-watering sums involved. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, who inherited the Ajax debacle, pulled no punches when he said: 'We paid for a piece of equipment, we expect it to be delivered, and like any consumer we have rights. If it's not up to scratch, we'll take action.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9845773/How-brass-blew-3-5billion-dud-menace-troops.html
The scandal of the armoured vehicle's glaring problems raises concerns about the government's procurement process and why ministers were not alerted to the difficulties, but instead continued to write huge cheques. Above all, it poses the fundamental question: How on earth is it possible for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to spend billions on a light tank that does not work? It is a question to which MPs have demanded urgent answers as they urged the government to seek 'liquidated damages' and salvage whatever it possibly can from the billions of pounds of public money already banked by the arms manufacturer behind the vehicle. Whatever happens, the MoD and General Dynamics (UK), the makers of Ajax, seem on course for a legal battle over the eye-watering sums involved. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, who inherited the Ajax debacle, pulled no punches when he said: 'We paid for a piece of equipment, we expect it to be delivered, and like any consumer we have rights. If it's not up to scratch, we'll take action.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9845773/How-brass-blew-3-5billion-dud-menace-troops.html