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 ...

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 ...

The Challenger 2 is, however, among the best-protected of main battle tanks operated by the 32 NATO member allies, thanks to its Dorchester armor. The armor, itself an evolution of the United ...

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 ...

The Challenger 3 was developed by RBSL, a joint venture of the UK-based BAE System and the German Rheinmetall – and it is an upgrade of the Challenger 2 MBT, which first entered service in 1998.

The Challenger 1 – which reused the name of the World War II-era Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger – was introduced in the 1980s; while the Challenger 2 entered service in 1998 and first took part in ...

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.

Back in late 2022, Great Britain pledged to send at least 14 surplus Challenger 2 tanks as a means of defending against Russia's formidable stable consisting of the T-72, the T-80, the T-90, and ...

(Bloomberg) -- 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 ...

Challenger 2 tanks, developed by the former Vickers Defence Systems, were first fielded by the UK in 1998. Within four years, almost 400 of them had joined the force and were wielded by the Oman ...

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.