The remaining tank would be upgraded to the nearly 74-ton Challenger 3 model at a cost of roughly £800 million (equivalent to roughly $1 billion USD, or $6.7 million per refurbished tank.) ...

The Challenger 1 was conceived as an upgrade of the British Chieftain tank. The Chieftain's primary shortcoming was its lack of armor, leaving it vulnerable to opposing tank fire.

Oman acquired 38 Challenger 2 MBTs from Alvis Vickers, now BAE Systems Land Systems, between 1996-2001, along with four Challenger recovery vehicles in 1996, with the vehicles operating in a ...

Weighing 64 tons, the Challenger 2 is one of the heaviest main battle tanks around, but it still has a lot of speed despite the bulk. Most of the weight is down to the tank's heavy armor plating.

The Challenger 2 has a unique main gun. The Challenger 2’s L30 120-millimeter cannon is a problem. In contrast to the smoothbore cannons on contemporary Western tanks, the L30 is rifled.Its ...

Introduced in 1994, Challenger 2 was a rapid replacement for the mediocre, 1980s-era Challenger 1. The tanks were delivered between 1994 and 2002, and included a rifled 120mm main gun, British ...

A commander, left, of a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank during a training exercise. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images In terms of firepower, the tank is equipped with three guns.

The Ukrainian air assault force’s rare British-made Challenger 2 tanks have joined Ukraine’s military operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. It’s the latest sign that the Ukrainian operation ...