Challenger 2
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The FV4034 Challenger 2 is a third generation British main battle tank in service with the armies of the United Kingdom, Oman, and Ukraine.
A Challenger 2 tank patrolling outside Basra, Iraq, during Operation Telic, 2004
A Challenger 2 Tank of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Squadron D) during live fire training exercises on Bergen-Hohne Training Area (Germany)
A Challenger 2 firing its main armament during an exercise. The shell is visible to the left of the smoke cloud.
Close-up of muzzle showing rifling
Challenger 3
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Challenger 3 is a British fourth-generation main battle tank in development for the British Army. It will be produced by the conversion of existing Challenger 2 tanks by the British/German Rheinmetall
Challenger 2
…service in 1998, various upgrades have sought to improve its protection, mobility and lethality. This has culminated in an upgraded design, known as Challenger 3, which is set to gradually replace Challenger 2 from 2027. The Challenger 2 is the third vehicle of this name, the first being the A30 Challenger, a…
Challenger 3 Advanced Technology Demonstrator
The initial Challenger 3 technology demonstrator by RBSL (2021), resembling the 2019 Challenger 2 LEP by Rheinmetall.
A pre-production Challenger 3 on display at DVD2024, a defence equipment exhibition at the Millbrook Proving Ground, in September 2024