Challenger Tanks
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 tanks have now begun conversion to Challenger 3.
Answered by Luke Pollard
There are 285 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks in service in the British Army. The Ministry of Defence does not break down equipment numbers further due to operational sensitivity.
Eight vehicles are allocated to Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) for the design, build and testing phase of Challenger 3 conversion. The manufacturing phase is yet to start.
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