UK Army Unveils The NEW CHALLENGER 3 Main Battle Tank!

[Nilgiri]

The British Army has unveiled its new Challenger 3 Battle Tank, which is designed to be one of the most advanced tanks in the world.

 

[500]

Old weak hull and no APS.

 

[Nilgiri]

Old weak hull and no APS.

It looks like APS will be contracted later:

 

[Zapper]

The British Army has unveiled its new Challenger 3 Battle Tank, which is designed to be one of the most advanced tanks in the world.

It looks like an old cow with that hull...should've gone for a complete re-design like the Armata

I'd still go for an Arjun Mk-1A MBT in that weight class

 

[500]

It looks like APS will be contracted later:

Trophy was selected as APS for Challenger 3:

https://www.facebook.com/RafaelDefense/posts/818748009078864

 

[500]

First pics of Challenger 3 with Trophy APS:

Rear mount of radars is unusual:

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1781010615609299000

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1781709746308886777

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1818672014955069887

After the 148 Challenger 3's are delivered, the I in CADMID allows for through-life fleet management which includes fleet and supply sustainability. A way to achieve both is to contract for Low Rate Production of C3's after the main delivery. This would be 1-3 Challenger 3's produced annually* by the supplier with options such as pausing during a larger new-build or overhaul order. Unit price for the Low Rate C3's will be higher. This delivers an attrition reserve over time, keeps skills sharp, manages parts supply chain, provides opportunity for US-style overhauls and focusses minds on spiral development, improvements and "what comes next". Surplus can be Disposed of in the D of CADMID, which includes sales and export as an offset or other purpose. The model is highly successful in the US and France with Abrams, Bradley and CAESAR being exemplars. A similar model should also be rolled out for the Boxer and Ajax fleets, along with the Protected Mobility Pipeline, once deliveries are completing.

 

[Oublious]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1818672014955069887

After the 148 Challenger 3's are delivered, the I in CADMID allows for through-life fleet management which includes fleet and supply sustainability. A way to achieve both is to contract for Low Rate Production of C3's after the main delivery. This would be 1-3 Challenger 3's produced annually* by the supplier with options such as pausing during a larger new-build or overhaul order. Unit price for the Low Rate C3's will be higher. This delivers an attrition reserve over time, keeps skills sharp, manages parts supply chain, provides opportunity for US-style overhauls and focusses minds on spiral development, improvements and "what comes next". Surplus can be Disposed of in the D of CADMID, which includes sales and export as an offset or other purpose. The model is highly successful in the US and France with Abrams, Bradley and CAESAR being exemplars. A similar model should also be rolled out for the Boxer and Ajax fleets, along with the Protected Mobility Pipeline, once deliveries are completing.

looks like scam to me.

 

[Fatman17]

Three tank regiments, 190 tanks needed, 148 on order

Three tank regiments at 56 each, plus 22 for training. That is 190. Challenger 3 will deliver 148. A new paper by Robert Clark puts 3rd Division 42 tanks short and wants the order raised to 198 at £650mn.

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148 tanks needed

 

[Fatman17]

Britain’s ‘new’ tank may be the last of its kind

Challenger 3 arrives at the end of an era for the main battle tank, Ajax is still looking for a role it can survive, and Boxer is the one bright spot. Behind all three sits a procurement system in need of an overhaul, argues Lt Col Stuart Crawford.

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[Spitfire9]

Old weak hull and no APS.

I would not denigrate it too much. Of 14 Challenger 2 sent to Ukraine in 2023, 12 or 13 remain. APS will be fitted to Challenger 3.

 

[Fatman17]

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The foreign suppliers propping up a ‘Made in Britain’ defence boom​

Ambitions to build ‘fully British’ military weapons and vehicles are proving to be a major headache.

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[Spitfire9]

https://share.google/S6Q1Hpmzeq8qtjoPB

The foreign suppliers propping up a ‘Made in Britain’ defence boom​

Ambitions to build ‘fully British’ military weapons and vehicles are proving to be a major headache.

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If a politician claimed the Challenger 3 was 'all British' that could be a politician talking. It could also be that the tank itself is British but some of the systems fitted to it are not. Apart from people involved in the British MIC, I doubt that many Brits are interested in whether weapons used by the armed forces are partly British/mostly British/entirely British.

PS There is no British parallel to Atmanirbhar Bharat' in India.