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 Challenger 3 tanks for Royal Armoured Corps Regiments.


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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