British army halts Ajax vehicle training as noise and vibrations make soldiers ill

During the war games on Salisbury Plain some soldiers emerged vomiting from the vehicles, while others were shaking, according to the Times. Photograph: Andrew Linnett/PA

The British army has paused the use of its Ajax armoured vehicles after troops became unwell from noise and vibration.

About 30 soldiers had become ill when training to use the vehicle over the weekend and the deployment had been halted for two weeks for an investigation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.