Unlike other cutting-edge American and Russian tanks, the Challenger 3 will forgo an autoloader—requiring an extra crewmember, but theoretically raising its reliability. The British Army’s future main ...

Summary and Key Points: The British Army’s future main battle tank, the Challenger 3, recently completed its first live-fire trials in Germany, testing the new Rheinmetall 120mm L55A1 smoothbore gun.

The Brits fielded a potent main battle tank late in the Cold War. It has been extensively upgraded since then but could now be at the limit of upgradability. The Challenger 2 has been a mainstay for ...

The Challenger 3’s most notable advancement lies in its innovative turret and weaponry. The integration of the Rheinmetall Leopard 2 L55 A1 smoothbore cannon marks a significant upgrade, allowing the ...

The British Army's future Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) conducted its first crewed live firing in Scotland, Janes learnt on the first day of Defence iQ's International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) ...

Britain has been using the Challenger 2 main battle tank (MBT) since it was first introduced in the 1990s. Plans to upgrade the U.K.'s fleet of MBTs in the early 2000s, but issues arose, and the tanks ...

Rheinmetall unveiled the U.K.’s new Challenger 3 main battle tank to the public at a British Army event this week, with upgraded armor and a 120mm smoothbore cannon for what the company calls the most ...