Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 45055

Challenger Tanks: Procurement

Tabled: 8 April 2025

Answered: 23 April 2025

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Challenger 3 programme.

Answer

Maria Eagle

The Armour Main Battle Tank programme will deliver Challenger 3. The programme has now delivered four prototypes, with four more currently in build, trials have already proven Challenger 3’s basic firing capability, mechanical design, and structural stren...

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