WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — A new industrial plant in the United Kingdom (UK) has been opened to manufacture AJAX armored fighting vehicles for the British military, General Dynamics Land Systems-UK said in a press release on Monday.
“General Dynamics Land Systems-UK today inaugurated its new Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) Assembly… facility at Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales,” the release stated. “The facility… will support the delivery of AJAX vehicles to the British Army.”
The new facility will support the creation of 250 new jobs, whilst the entire AJAX program directly supports approximately 2,800 jobs across the United Kingdom at more than 210 UK-based companies, the release added.
General Dynamics Land Systems-UK will begin initial, limited recruitment for the new facility later this year, with further significant recruitment taking place in mid-2017, the release also noted.
