Challenger Tanks: Procurement

(asked on 11th September 2024) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Army Board on the future of the Challenger 3 programme.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 11th October 2024

During his visit to Army HQ on 19 September, the Secretary of State for Defence met members of the Army Board and discussed a range of issues including the Army's Equipment Plan supporting the Army's modernisation.

The Challenger 3 programme remains an important programme and remains on schedule to achieve Initial Operating Capability in 2027 and Full Operating Capability in 2030.

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