Britain’s next main battle tank, the Challenger 3, breaks decades of British design tradition by replacing the Challenger 2’s ...

The British Army’s new Challenger 3 main battle tank just began its first live-fire trials—the first new MBT for the United Kingdom in more than three decades. But there’s a brutal catch: the British ...

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.

Summary and Key Points: The Challenger 3, set to enter service in 2025, is the British Army’s next main battle tank, developed from the existing Challenger 2. With nearly 150 units planned, it will be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like the works of Charles Darwin or your average game of Pokémon, Main Battle Tanks are constantly evolving. As far as British MBTs are concerned, most roads tend to pass through the all-time classic ...

The British Army's Challenger tank is due for significant upgrades, with a new version now running off the production line. (Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images) Rheinmetall unveiled the U.K.’s new ...