when Britain knew it needed an answer to Russia's latest tanks. It brought about the upgrade to the Challenger II. Read on to see how the Challenger has evolved throughout its time of service.
From that time, the Challenger II has been the tank of choice of the U.K.'s military in theaters around the world, involved in operations in locations such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo.
A video shared on social media and analysed by BBC Verify shows a badly-damaged British-made tank. A Western defence source told the BBC that the British-made and supplied Challenger 2 tank in ...
Other notable tanks include Britain’s Challenger series, Germany’s Leopard II, China’s T-99, South Korea’s K2 Black Panther, France’s Leclerc XL, and Israel’s Merkava V. -The ...
TASS/. The destruction of the UK-made Challenger 2 tank near Rabotino in the Zaporozhye area is the first such incident in the last 30 years these tanks have been used in battle, The Guardian ...
LONDON, September 6. /TASS/. UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that a British Challenger 2 battle tank has been destroyed in Ukraine, in the first such incident in the model’s nearly ...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Saturday that the UK will send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, the BBC reported, marking the first time a Western country has sent its most powerful heavy ...
The UK is to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine to bolster the country's war effort, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. He spoke to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in a call on Saturday ...
The main equipment being loaded today were Challenger II tanks, AS90 self-propelled 155mm artillery and Warrior armoured personnel carriers. Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Jim Bowden said ...
Ukrainian soldiers from the 82nd Air Assault Brigade described how the British Challenger 2 tank has helped give them an edge in the fighting against Russian forces. In a video posted to Telegram ...