Challenger Tanks: Supply Chains
Commons · Question 72419 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2024 to Question 69090 on Challenger Tanks: Supply Chains, what proportion of the (a) UK Challenger 3 work will be in the tier 2 supply chain and (b) lead consortium work will be
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 Sep 2025
The Manufacturing phase contracts for the tier 2 supply chain are being agreed by RBSL, the Prime Contractor. The programme will award approximately 60% of supply chain contracts to the UK with a significant contribution from the North East. RBSL have sit...