The United Kingdom’s Challenger 3 is a significant modernization of its predecessor, featuring a new NATO-standard 120mm smoothbore gun, a completely redesigned turret with advanced sensors, and a new ...

Challenger 3 Will Be the British Army’s Mainstay—But Will It Be Enough?: ... The picture it painted was far from rosy. "Similarly, when RUSI analysts last looked at the Army, ...

Challenger 3 will replace its U.K.-designed 120mm L30A1 main gun with a German-designed 120mm L55A1 gun. Unlike other NATO armies that standardized on one version or another of the smoothbore ...

The Challenger 3 fired its Rheinmetall 120mm L55A1 high-pressure gun with the latest 120mm DM73 ammo, and it hit a target 5,000 meters (16,404 feet, or 3.1 miles) away.

The Challenger 3’s new German turret features a new Rheinmetall L55A1 smoothbore 120-millimeter gun with ammunition interchangeable with that of NATO allies, unlike the Challenger 2’s unique ...

Challenger 3: Britain’s Next-Gen Main Battle Tank Takes Shape. Major geopolitical events of the past couple of years are pushing militaries around the world into a minor arms race.

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 ...

Challenger 3 Tank Passes Key Live-Fire Trial with New Gun. The Challenger recently completed a successful live-fire trial of the 120 mm L55A1 smoothbore gun.

Trials of the Challenger 3 MBT, featuring Epsom armour, the Trophy-MV APS, a fully digitised turret, and a 120 mm smoothbore gun, will begin in the coming weeks. (RBSL) The first prototype of the ...

Challenger 3. Picture: RBSL . The Trophy Active Protection System (APS), which is being supplied by industry partner Rafael, will be tested and integrated with Challenger 3 ...