The British Challenger 2 is renowned for its exceptional crew survivability, a feature attributed to its highly classified ...

The UK’s donation of 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine has yielded mixed results, showcasing the platform’s strengths and ...

The Challenger 2 is one of the world’s better-protected tanks. Its composite “Dorchester” armor—gives it the equivalent of at least 1,400 millimeters of steel on the turret face.

The Challenger 2 in Ukraine. Back in December 2022, London announced it was transferring 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine—the first Western main battle tanks to enter Ukrainian service.

The Challenger 2 soldiered on in the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, where it once again steamrolled opposing tanks around the city of Basra without suffering any losses to hostile fire.

The Challenger 2 has a unique main gun The Challenger 2’s L30 120-millimeter cannon is a problem. In contrast to the smoothbore cannons on contemporary Western tanks, the L30 is rifled .

The British-donated Challenger 2 tanks rolling out in Ukraine's counteroffensive are like "a sniper rifle among all tanks," according to one soldier, as footage appears to show the first loss of a ...

Challenger 2 crews were also reportedly aided by drones to help adjust fires at long range. View full post on X. Though Ukraine considered Challenger 2 to primarily be a ‘sniper’ tank, ...

Challenger 2 is an advanced main battle tank built by the UK company, Alvis Vickers Ltd (formerly Vickers Defence Systems). Challenger 2 is in service with the British Army and with the Royal Army of ...

Though it has not been deployed yet, the Challenger 3 by Rheinmetall and BAE Systems promises to be a major upgrade over the Challenger 2. It comes outfitted with a 120 mm/L55A1 smoothbore main ...

On paper, at least, all these enhancements to the basic Challenger 2 chassis make for a vehicle at least on par with contemporary NATO offerings like the M1A2 SEP and the Leopard 2PL. Compared to ...