Rheinmetall awarded €770M contract to modernise UK Challenger 2 tanks

Rheinmetall has been contracted by the British Ministry of Defence to modernise 148 Challenger 2 main battle tanks into Challenger 3, with a new turret and 120mm smoothbore gun. The contract is worth around €770 million and work will be carried out at the RBSL plant in Telford, UK.

“The British Ministry of Defence has contracted with the Düsseldorf-based technology group to modernise the British Army’s main battle tank fleet.”joint-forces.com

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• joint-forces.comRheinmetall Confirms UK Challenger 2 LEP Award | Joint Forces NewsEditorMay 10, 2021
• asdnews.comRheinmetall Modernizing the UK's Main Battle Tank ChallengerMay 10, 2021

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