Ajax’s predecessors and the opportunity-cost argument

Alex speculates that further Ajax problems could affect the Army's future access to tracked-vehicle funding. He connects the programme with several earlier attempts over roughly forty years to replace older reconnaissance and infantry vehicles. His comparison with another carrier, its F-35Bs, and additional Type 45s includes those predecessor efforts, rather than presenting the Ajax contract alone as paying for the whole package. The figures are an opportunity-cost argument in a December 2025 conversation, not an announced transfer of funding.