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Ajax vs ASCOD: how to tell them apart

Two infantry fighting vehicles that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

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Ajax

Infantry fighting vehicle, United Kingdom. In service since 2025

What gives it away

Large tracked reconnaissance vehicle with seven road wheels, a tall boxy hull and a two-man turret with a 40 mm cannon and a big roof sight.

Used by

United Kingdom

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ASCOD

Infantry fighting vehicle, Austria / Spain. In service since 2002

What gives it away

Tracked IFV with seven road wheels, side skirts and a compact turret mounted in the centre of the hull.

Used by

Spain (Pizarro), Austria (Ulan); derivatives in the UK (Ajax) and Philippines (Sabrah)

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