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3 million pounds in the bin, the tank that would change history is a colossal failure (Photos)

2022-10-18 10:30:36Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

3 million pounds in the bin, the tank that would change history is a colossal

Named after the mythological warrior Ajax, the project for what was to be the British Army's most modern tank was strongly supported by all. For its production, 5.5 billion pounds were allocated from the budget, of which 3.2 have been spent so far.

But even though it was promised that 589 such tanks would be built, the manufacturing company has delivered only 26 tanks, of which not a single one has managed to land on the "battlefield" as it has not passed the tests.

For this reason, the British media, the BBC, The Telegraph and the Daily Mail, have reported that the project could very quickly end up in the trash, raising doubts about spending such a large sum, especially in times of crisis.

The news comes as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has warned that tough decisions will be made on tax and spending, following the chaos caused by the decisions of his predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng.

The project to build the modern tank directly employed 800 people, but across the UK there are 4,000 jobs affected by it. The National Audit Office warned that the obstacles that have appeared so far may turn out to be insurmountable.

Built by the company General Dynamics, the Ajax tank was supposed to be the last word of technology in terms of heavy combat vehicles. But according to a report, by December 2021, more than 300 people, part of the military personnel, may have been injured during its tests.

The tank was supposed to be ready by 2017, but now that the project has been postponed twice, the final decision to close it could be made at the end of this year.

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