BAE Systems has rolled the first working example of its upgraded Challenger 2 main battle tank. Designed to extend the service life of the Cold War battle wagon until 2035, the upgrade boasts a ...

The Challenger-3’s impressive accoutrements ignore the fact that the British military cannot reliably produce this tank in a timely manner—or in the quantity that it believes it requires.

Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contract by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) to Supply Aiming and Stabilization System for British Army Challenger 3 Main Battle Tanks May 03, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern ...

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has won a contract to deliver a new modular armour system for the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank for the British Army.. The contract was awarded to RBSL by Defence ...

BAE Systems originally built the Challenger 2 and has put in a bid for replacing many of the key systems, which gives us a look at what the British tank of the next decade could look like.

BAE Systems has revealed its final design proposal for the British Army’s Challenger 2 Life Extension Programme (LEP), which will refresh much of the vehicle’s sub-systems and ensure it can operate ...

Developed by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), the gun promises greater accuracy, higher pressure firing, and reduced barrel wear. -The Challenger 3, an upgrade of the Challenger 2, ...

BAE Systems, Europe's biggest defense company, agreed to buy United Defense Industries Inc. for $3.97 billion to tap demand for artillery and armor, including the Bradley Fighting Vehicle used by ...

BAE Systems has teamed with General Dynamics UK and several other industry partners to compete in a program to breathe new life into the British Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tank fleet.

Anglo-German armored vehicle-maker Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land has signed a deal with the British Defence Ministry to upgrade Challenger 2 main battle tanks.

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.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 27, 2016 ” A team of companies led by BAE Systems will support the assessment phase of the Challenger 2 Life Extension Project that seeks to modernize the main battle ...