The Army’s Ajax headache | Sitrep podcast
248The Army’s modernisation masterplan relies on Ajax, a new armoured vehicle that is already six years late and has injured some troops with noise and vibration.
As the Defence Secretary says that's all been solved, Professor Michael Clarke explains why Ajax is so important and we talk to Conservative MP Mark Francois about why he wants to hear from troops involved in the Ajax trials.
Also this week – China’s produced a peace plan for the Ukraine war, but what outcome does it really want?
And we hear from two RAF Typhoon pilots about what it was like patrolling the skies of Qatar to keep the World Cup safe.
00:00 On Sitrep this week
01:17 Why Ajax matters so much to the Army
11:35 What ending does China want in Ukraine?
20:47 Meet RAF pilots who protected the World Cup
25:29 Why the RAF has so many Middle East links
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