Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 69469
Challenger Tanks
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Luke Akehurst
Labour — North Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what components of the Challenger 3 will have been manufactured in the UK; and what other industrial processes associated with the programme will have taken place in the UK during its (a) demonstration and (b) ma
Answer
Maria EagleThe design, development and manufacture of the Challenger 3 tank is being undertaken by RBSL from its sites in Telford, Shropshire and Washington, Tyne and Wear. Challenger 3 sub-system design and manufacturing, including the fabrication of the turret str...
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