Keyword: CHALLENGER 3
![Ajax testing at Bovington at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) in October 2024. The continuing controversy surrounding this programme exposes the dysfunctional defence procurement system that Britain has to endure. [Source: Crown copyright 2024]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ATDU-Ajax-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Letter from London: A Declining Capability")
Letter from London: A Declining Capability
It is difficult to exaggerate the current sorry state of the British Army. In...
![Only 148 of the British Army’s Challenger 2 MBTs will be upgraded to the Challenger 3 standard. [Crown Copyright 2025]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/01_Challenger-3-RBSL_UK-MoD-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Challenger 3: Rising to the Challenge")
Challenger 3: Rising to the Challenge
After decades of false starts, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun to...
It’s all a matter of perception –...
Although the main battle tank has (arguably) not been entirely dislodged from its position...
DSEI 2023: L55A1CR3 Firing Sees Challenger 3...
The first firings with the 120 mm L55A1 weapon system in the L55A1CR3 configuration...
Still Searching for Clarity – British...
It is hard not to be cynical when looking at British defence programmes, or...
RBSL Commences CHALLENGER 3 Supply Chain
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has awarded a circa £25m supplier contract to Pearson Engineering...
Jankel Seats for CHALLENGER 3
Jankel has been selected to supply crew seats for the British Army’s CHALLENGER 3...
TROPHY APS Trials for CHALLENGER 3
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Rafael Defense Systems to...
TROPHY APS for CHALLENGER 3
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has announced that its TROPHY Active Protection System (APS) for...
CHALLENGER 3 Contract Signed
The CHALLENGER 2 Lifetime Extension Project (C2 LEP) has further developed the UK's MBT to...