Challenger Tanks
Commons · Question 69469 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what components of the Challenger 3 will have been manufactured in the UK; and what other industrial processes associated with the programme will have taken place in the UK during its (a) demonstration and (b) ma
Answer
Answered by Maria Eagle, 1 Sep 2025
The design, development and manufacture of the Challenger 3 tank is being undertaken by RBSL from its sites in Telford, Shropshire and Washington, Tyne and Wear. Challenger 3 sub-system design and manufacturing, including the fabrication of the turret str...