Summary and Key Points: The British Army's future main battle tank, the Challenger 3, recently completed its first live-fire trials in Germany, testing the new Rheinmetall 120mm L55A1 smoothbore gun.

B ritain has been using the Challenger 2 main battle tank (MBT) since it was first introduced in the 1990s. Plans to upgrade the U.K.'s fleet of MBTs in the early 2000s, but issues arose, and the ...

The British Army has received its first pre-production Challenger 3 tank. Essentially a rebuilt Challenger 2, the new main battle tank brings it fully into the 21st century with a new gun, armor ...

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.) ...

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.

Initially planned for service entry between 2027 and 2030, the British Army's first Challenger 3 tanks remain on track for accelerated delivery in 2025. Shephard Defence Insight provides full ...

Next generation tank rolls off production lines. By Laurence Kilgannon. 19 Apr 2024. ... "Delivery of the first pre-production Challenger 3 and the commencement of trials marks a critical milestone in ...

First developed in 1979, ... In service with the U.K. and Oman's armies, the British Challenger 2 is a third-generation tank designed and built by BAE Systems, ...

DRAMATIC video has caught a British Challenger 2 tank in Russia for the first time before it is blown up, reports claim. The shock footage shows a huge explosion as the alleged UK tank was reported… ...

This is the first time Ukraine has received Western-made tanks. The British are giving Ukraine Western-made main battle tanks. Great Britain will provide Ukraine with 14 Challenger 2 tanks.

Challenger 3: The British Army’s Next-Gen Tank Hits a Major Milestone. The British Army’s future main battle tank, the Challenger 3, recently completed its first live-fire trials in Germany ...

The Royal Tank Regiment will receive the first batch in 2025. In total, 148 tanks will go through the process. That's more than half the current fleet of 213 Challenger 2 tanks.