Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Monday, October 18, 2021
The Ajax IFV is in more trouble than I originally thought.
Following the Integrated Review, it is evident that both of these requirements remain, but it is less clear that Ajax is the best way of meeting them.The removal of armoured infantry as a capability within the British Army following the determination to retire Warrior without a replacement Infantry fighting vehicle, as well as the further reduction in heavy armour, means that the enablers to support heavy platforms like Ajax will be scarce and concentrated.If grouped within the Heavy Brigade Combat Teams alongside Challenger 3, Ajax cannot deliver infantry to the objective and cannot perform the divisional reconnaissance function. Alternatively, if made part of the Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team, Ajax will struggle to be sustained operating independently.Ajax’s inability to peer-to-peer recover also makes it a poor independent unit, while its weight, complexity and size make it hard to deploy with lighter forces, despite the British Army seeking to operate further afield with greater frequency.
The British Army has gone without Armored Infantry for awhile now.
Ajax was (to be brutally honest) never a real solution for the recon role and in light of vehicles produced since its entered service is now dated.
The focus of the govt/defense establishment has changed from supporting efforts in Europe to working with the US in the Pacific. This along with a distinctly "naval" view taking a prominent role means that not only is it technologically outdated but "role" outdated.
I believe the Ajax will be canned and additional Boxers bought.
Strike Brigade Combat Teams are the future of the British Army. Boxer won, Ajax lost.
2nd LAR conducts Battalion Distributed Operations Course at SLTE 1-22
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| U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to 3d Marines, drive in a convoy in support of Battalion Distributed Operations Course during Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct 13, 2021. BDOC allows 2nd LAR to command and control multiple maneuver elements while integrating ground and aviation delivered ordinance to successfully secure an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian) |
Battalion Distributed Operations Course during Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
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| U.S. Marines in support of 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, maneuver to a defensive position in an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle as part of the Battalion Distributed Operations Course during Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 14, 2021. BDOC allows 1st Battalion, 3d Marines to command and control multiple maneuver elements while integrating ground and aviation delivered ordinance to successfully secure an objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano) |
Hoplites and Fighting Aces conduct platoon live-fire at Bucierz range, DPTA (video)
Mortar and cavalry scout platoons from Headquarters and Headquarters Company "Hoplites" supported Soldiers from Charlie Company "Fighting Aces," during live-fire exercises at Bucierz Range, Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, Oct. 3, 2021. Both companies are with 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. The 1st Infantry Division is currently supporting Atlantic Resolve, a rotational forward presence throughout Europe that enables deterrence and defense against threats from any direction at any time. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Reynolds)
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