The British Army’s new Challenger 3 main battle tank just began its first live-fire trials—the first new MBT for the United Kingdom in more than three decades. But there’s a brutal catch: the British ...

Key Points and Summary - Challenger 3 is Britain’s answer to an aging Challenger 2 fleet falling behind Leopard 2s and Abrams. -The LEP-driven upgrade replaces the rifled L30A1 with Rheinmetall’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like the works of Charles Darwin or your average game of Pokémon, Main Battle Tanks are constantly evolving. As far as British MBTs are concerned, most roads tend to pass through the all-time classic ...

The British Army has pulled back the curtain on Challenger 3, its next main battle tank. It’s a remanufactured Challenger 2, brought up to modern standards. The U.K. will buy only 148 main battle ...

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 ...

In a bid to accelerate delivery of the British Army’s Challenger 3 main battle tank, which has just carried out its first crewed firings with the latest Rheinmetall 120mm L55A1 smoothbore gun, the UK ...

The Challenger 3’s most notable advancement lies in its innovative turret and weaponry. The integration of the Rheinmetall Leopard 2 L55 A1 smoothbore cannon marks a significant upgrade, allowing the ...