Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 69469

Challenger Tanks

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth 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 Eagle
The 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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