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 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 .

Colorado Democrat Eileen Laubacher, the retired rear admiral and former top National Security Council staffer challenging ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Challenger 2 is far superior to Russia's battle tanks. The powerful Challenger 2 tanks would easily outmatch Russia's battle tanks, mainly the Soviet-era T-72s, Crump said.