• Minister Luke Pollard told Parliament the armoured mortar, repair and recovery, and Mounted Close Combat Overwatch Boxer variants are no longer being pursued, though the army is still considering how to meet those requirements.
  • The cuts follow £1.86 billion coming out of the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme, recorded in the government watchdog’s 2025 to 2026 report.
  • Pollard said Boxer will not serve as armoured cavalry and will form the spine of the mechanised infantry force; Ajax fills the cavalry role.