Why Ajax is judged the worse procurement choice

Which was the worse economic choice: the Victoria refit or the Ajax armoured-vehicle programme?

The answer chooses Ajax and argues that Britain could have bought CV90 for most of the required capability, with the additional benefit of common equipment among allied forces.

Ajax is judged the worse choice at the time of the stream, while the naval refit mentioned in the question is also criticized. The ship's name is unclear in the exchange. CV90 is proposed as an available alternative that could meet roughly 90 percent of the desired tasks at roughly 90 percent of the requested standard. Buying the same vehicle family used by northern European partners would also support interoperability. The criticism focuses on continued spending when an acceptable existing vehicle could have been bought.