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GD AJAX Armored Fighting Vehicle Completes Early Live Firing Test

Wednesday, April 13th, 2016

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GD AJAX Armored Fighting Vehicle Completes Early Live Firing Test

Artist's conception of the GD AJAX Armored Fighting Vehicle being developed for the U.K. Army. Image: General Dynamics.

General Dynamics [GD] completed the successful early live firing test program for the British Army’s new AJAX Armored Fighting Vehicle platform, the company said Wednesday.The firing involved testing the main 40mm CTA International stabilized cannon and chain gun while the vehicle remained static, the first time while the weapon was fitted to the AJAX. This early testing supports the de-risking of the formal firing program, set to occur later in 2016, GD said.For the test, the AJAX was fitted with…

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