Challenger Tanks
(asked on 7th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the upgrade of the Challenger 2 tank; how many of the current fleet will be upgraded to Challenger 3; how many Challenger 2 tanks will be retired; and what plans he has for those tanks on retirement.
This question was answered on 11th November 2022
The Challenger 3 (CR3) programme will upgrade 148 of the Army's existing Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks to the CR3 standard. Initial Operating Capability is expected to be achieved in 2027, with Full Operating Capability expected in 2030.
A decision on what will happen to the remaining platforms has yet been taken.