Challenger Tanks: Age

(asked on 7th November 2023) - View Source
Questioner
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
(Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average age of a Challenger II tank is.

Answered by
James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
This question was answered on 15th November 2023

The Field Army have calculated that the average age of the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank is 23 years and 10 months old.

Reticulating Splines