This in-depth comparison evaluates the top-tier NATO tanks now deployed in Ukraine. From ballistic performance to real-world survivability, each tank offers a different balance: the Challenger is ...

Britain has been using the Challenger 2 main battle tank (MBT) since it was first introduced in the 1990s. Plans to upgrade the U.K.'s fleet of MBTs in the early 2000s, but issues arose, and the ...

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 ...

Germany has the Leopard 2, the U.S. has the M1 Abrams, and the U.K has its own third-generation main battle tank. As the name suggests, the Challenger 2 is a direct evolution of the earlier ...

At 64 tons it is roughly the same as a German Leopard 2 and a US Abrams M1A2 — but 20 tons heavier than a Russian T-80 and with a 30 per cent lower power-to-weight ratio.

The first American-made Abrams tanks have been delivered to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, arriving months ahead of initial estimates and in time to be used in Kyiv’s ...

The Challenger 2 emerged as a heavily redesigned successor to the Challenger 1 tank, which in its only combat—the 1991 Gulf War versus Iraq—performed well, destroying around 300 tanks, and ...

A crew member with prior combat experience operating the speedy gas-turbine powered T-80 tanks usually attached to Ukrainian Airborne brigades praises the Challenger 2’s ability to precisely engage ...

The 14 Challenger 2 tanks from Britain and 18 Leopard 2 tanks pledged by Germany reached Ukraine in March, while the Abrams tanks promised by the United States are finally expected to start ...

The Challenger 2 emerged as a heavily redesigned successor to the Challenger 1 tank, which in its only combat—the 1991 Gulf War versus Iraq—performed well, destroying around 300 tanks, and ...