General Dynamics premieres combat variant of Ajax vehicle

LONDON — General Dynamics Land Systems United Kingdom has released a new infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) variant of its Ajax tracked vehicle at the 2025 DSEI UK show in London, promoting what the company describes as the product’s enhanced protection level for the crew and numerous new features.

“The Ajax IFV is the missing variant from the Ajax family. We’ve delivered 147 Ajax vehicles into the British Army, and now we’re looking to the future, so we’ve developed the Ajax IFV,” said Scott Milne, vice president and general manager of UK operations at General Dynamics Land Systems United Kingdom. “We’ve changed the rear door to a ramp door to enable easy ingress and egress from the vehicle, and we’ve integrated a remote turret.”

The Ajax IFV’s turret system was developed by Lockheed Martin at the U.S. company’s facility in Bedfordshire, in the UK.

“The turret system integrates the CT40 cannon system with cased telescoped ammunition … and we have also included a modular integrated protection system,” Milne said.

The Ajax IFV can accommodate eight troops with a crew of three, including a commander, a gunner and a driver.

General Dynamics developed the U.K.-made Ajax for the British Army. The program has faced significant delays, and the manufacturer and the U.K. Ministry of Defence sought to fix noise and vibration problems that had been encountered in the earlier stages of the project.

The new variant of the vehicle is launched as a number of countries in Europe, including Poland and Romania, are mulling plans to acquire new tracked platforms for their respective land forces.

Some of the other companies that are promoting their vehicles across the region include BAE Systems Hägglunds with its CV90 , Hanwha Defense offering the AS21 Redback , and Rheinmetall with its Lynx , among others.

Jaroslaw Adamowski is the Poland correspondent for Defense News.

伦敦——通用动力陆地系统英国公司在伦敦举行的 2025 年 DSEI 英国防务展上发布了其 Ajax 履带式车辆的新型步兵战车 (IFV) 版本，并宣传了该公司所称的该产品对乘员的增强防护水平和众多新功能。

“Ajax步兵战车是Ajax系列战车中缺失的型号。我们已经向英国陆军交付了147辆Ajax战车，现在我们着眼未来，因此开发了Ajax步兵战车，”通用动力陆地系统英国公司副总裁兼英国业务总经理斯科特·米尔恩表示。“我们将后门改为坡道门，方便人员上下车，并且集成了一个遥控炮塔。”

Ajax 步兵战车的炮塔系统由洛克希德·马丁公司在其位于英国贝德福德郡的工厂研发。

米尔恩说：“炮塔系统集成了 CT40 火炮系统和伸缩式弹药……我们还加入了模块化集成防护系统。”

阿贾克斯步兵战车可容纳八名士兵和三名乘员，包括一名指挥官、一名炮手和一名驾驶员。

通用动力公司为英国陆军研发了英国制造的阿贾克斯导弹系统。该项目遭遇了严重的延误，制造商和英国国防部试图解决项目早期阶段遇到的噪音和振动问题。

这款新型车辆的推出正值包括波兰和罗马尼亚在内的欧洲多个国家正在考虑为其各自的陆军采购新型履带式平台之际。

该地区其他一些推广其车辆的公司包括 BAE Systems Hägglunds 的 CV90、韩华防务的 AS21 Redback 以及莱茵金属的 Lynx 等。

Jaroslaw Adamowski 是《防务新闻》驻波兰记者。