Summary and Key Points: The British Challenger 2 has proven to be a vital, though heavy, asset for Ukraine’s 82nd Airborne ...

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 ...

What's amazing about the first version of the Challenger is that it holds the record for the furthest sucessful tank kill ever carried out. During the Gulf War, the Challenger was able to blow up an ...

Key Points and Summary - In a head-to-head comparison, the French Leclerc and British Challenger 2 main battle tanks each exhibit distinct advantages. -The Leclerc, with its 1,500-horsepower engine ...

Britain 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 tanks ...

As part of its modernization efforts, the British Army decided to upgrade a relatively small number (148) of Challenger 2 tanks into the Challenger 3. The new tank will have a crew of four, ...

Summary and Key Points: The Challenger 3, set to enter service in 2025, is the British Army’s next main battle tank, developed from the existing Challenger 2. With nearly 150 units planned, it will be ...

Previously undefeated in combat — as far as we know — a British-made Challenger 2 main battle tank has been knocked out for the first time, in Ukrainian hands. Most importantly, however, all four crew ...

The tanks destroy Russia's concrete positions with ease, they said. The main battle tank is primarily designed to take out other tanks, per the British Army. Ukrainian soldiers from the 82nd Air ...

The United Kingdom's Challenger 2 main battle tank is heavier, weirder, and slower than its Western stablemates, the M1 Abrams and Leopard 2. But until this September, it retained a notable ...

David Axe writes about ships, planes, tanks, drones and missiles. Apr 02, 2023, 08:25pm EDT Updated May 5, 2023, 02:09am EDT A Challenger Armored Repair and Recovery Vehicle in British Army service.