Challenger 2
Country: 
United KingdomManufacturer: Vickers Defence Systems (now BAE Systems / RBSL)
Main battle tankUnited Kingdom1998In service
British main battle tank in service since 1998, notable for retaining a 120 mm rifled gun; the Challenger 3 programme upgrades part of the fleet.
Main battle tank
ID — CHALLENGER-2United Kingdom · Vickers Defence Systems (now BAE Systems / RBSL)
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Identity
- Designation
- Challenger 2
- Manufacturer
- Vickers Defence Systems (now BAE Systems / RBSL)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Main battle tank
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1998
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
- Operators
- United Kingdom, Oman, Ukraine
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 4
- Main armament
- 120 mm L30A1 rifled gun
- Secondary armament
- 7.62 mm L94A1 chain gun (coaxial)7.62 mm L37A2 GPMG (loader's hatch)
- Engine
- Perkins CV12 diesel, 1,200 hp
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- Chobham / Dorchester composite armour (public description)
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
The Challenger 2 replaced the Challenger 1 in British Army service and was exported to Oman. The United Kingdom supplied 14 tanks to Ukraine in 2023.
Variants
Challenger 2Challenger 2 TESChallenger 3 (upgrade programme)Challenger 2 (Oman export)
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