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 UK’s donation of 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine has yielded mixed results, showcasing the platform’s strengths and ...

In the next three years, the United Kingdom plans to upgrade its entire fleet of Challenger 2 main battle tanks by modifying the hull and installing a new German-designed turret and gun. But mere ...

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 ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised a squadron—14 vehicles—of Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv back in January, an announcement which was quickly followed by the training of Ukrainian troops ...

The British Army recently revealed a demonstrator for a new version of its Challenger 2 main battle tank — one with extra equipment and weapons for operations in cities.

U.S. and Germany supplying Ukraine with tanks 02:08. Washington — President Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. will send 31 top-of-the-line M-1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, delivering on ...

A Ukrainian Challenger 2 tank was recently destroyed in Zaporizhzhia, according to the Kyiv Post and open-source intelligence source OSINTtechnical.. The tank, one of 1 4 supplied to Ukraine by ...

A British Challenger 1 set the record for the longest ever confirmed tank kill, at 4.7km — just under three miles — during the 1991 Gulf War. Kayfarick, 26, said his crew had been regularly ...

In 1991, the crew of a British Army Challenger 1 tank fired its 120-millimeter rifled gun a distance of 3.2 miles to knock out an Iraqi T-55 , a record for tank-on-tank gunnery that apparently ...

The U.K. will send 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, Downing Street confirmed earlier this month. The replacement for the Challenger 1 tank has been used by the British Army since 1994.