Challenger Tanks

(asked on 12th February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total planned number of tanks to be upgraded to Challenger 3.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 26th February 2026

148 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks are being upgraded to the Challenger 3 standard. All 148 are for the Royal Armoured Corps.

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