Recommendation 11

In the meantime, the Department’s struggles to deliver projects to modernise land capabilities leaves the Army reliant on out-dated vehicles.27 Although the first Boxer armoured fighting vehicle is due to be delivered in 2023, it will not achieve initial operating capability until 2025.28 The Department recently updated us on the ongoing saga of the delayed Ajax armoured vehicles.29 The Department was finally able to report some positive news about the programme, as the user validation trials had been completed successfully.30 However, it was unable to give us a revised initial operating capability date.31