Challenger Tanks: Procurement

(asked on 13th May 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of not replacing Challenger 2 tanks.


Answered by
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Maria Eagle
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 19th May 2025

The Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank (MBT) upgrade has been developed to deliver multiple improvements to the existing Challenger 2 platform. Challenger 3 MBT will upgrade and replace 148 Challenger 2 platforms from 2027.

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