Reports of new engines and drivetrains for the FV432 are discussed as a stopgap until Ajax becomes available. The claim remains unconfirmed during the exchange, although several informed Army blogs are said to have repeated it. The proposed extension prompts another call to cancel Ajax and buy CV90. A reported explanation blaming cold weather for crew sickness is also treated sceptically. The subsequent exchange notes that Ajax has persisted through several governments and repeated civil-service turnover.
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FV432 upgrades as an Ajax delay stopgap
Reports of another FV432 life-extension measure turn Ajax's delay into a concrete force-availability problem.