Challenger Tanks

(asked on 5th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for the 140 Challenger 2 tanks not due to be upgraded to Challenger 3.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 8th January 2026

A decision on what will happen to the Challenger 2 platforms not being used as part of the Challenger 3 programme has not yet been taken.

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