The Challenger 2 is defined by its armor and survivability. It is protected by a highly classified composite armor known as Dorchester Level 2, a development of the earlier Chobham armor.

Despite initial optimism, the deployment of advanced Western tanks like the M1 Abrams, Leopard 2, and Challenger 2 has not changed the tide of the war in Ukraine. -These tanks have suffered ...

Weighing 64 tons, the Challenger 2 is one of the heaviest main battle tanks around, but it still has a lot of speed despite the bulk. Most of the weight is down to the tank's heavy armor plating.

Though the Challenger 1 currently still holds the record for the longest distance tank kill at nearly 2.5 miles away, the Challenger 2 still has a hefty range of two miles.

Leopard 2 As Germany's main battle tank, the third-generation Leopard 2 is one of the most widely commissioned tanks across the world, used in more than a dozen other European countries and ...

Ukrainian soldiers who are undergoing training at Bovington Camp, a British Army military base, pose on top of an FV 4034 Challenger 2 tank in southwest England, on February 22, 2023.

The Challenger 3’s new German turret features a new Rheinmetall L55A1 smoothbore 120-millimeter gun with ammunition interchangeable with that of NATO allies, unlike the Challenger 2’s unique ...

Challenger 2 main battle tanks are displayed for the families watching The Royal Tank Regiment Regimental Parade, on Sept. 24, 2022 in Bulford, England. T (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) ...

Dubbed the Challenger 3, this novel tank design admittedly shares a chassis with the Challenger 2. But where things start to get interesting isn't necessarily this tank's internals but rather its ...

A moody photo of a lonely Ukrainian Challenger 2 tank, nestled in the snow apparently in Robotyne, in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Oblast, is a portrait of disappointment—and hope.

It’s a remanufactured Challenger 2, brought up to modern standards. The U.K. will buy only 148 main battle tanks as its land forces continue to shrink to their lowest level in recent history.

A British-made Challenger 2 main battle tank was destroyed by enemy fire for the first time as Kyiv presses its counteroffensive against Russian troops in the occupied southeast.