For the first time in history, a British Challenger 2 tank was destroyed in combat—on the battlefields of Ukraine. In this ...

Ukrainian soldiers who are undergoing training at Bovington Camp, a British Army military base, pose on top of an FV 4034 Challenger 2 tank in southwest England, on February 22, 2023.

Ukraine in March thanked Britain for what it said were the "fantastic machines" after London sent Kyiv 14 of its Challenger 2 main battle tanks ahead of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Vladimir ...

Challenger 2s in Ukraine were praised for accuracy and protection but struggled with weight, mobility and logistics. Four destroyed. Few remain. Challenger 3 is new but comes in too few numbers argues ...

The formidable Challenger 2 's main gun is a 120mm L3OA1 with extraordinary capacities. In a social media video by Defense Of Ukraine in September 2023, one crew member declared the model to be ...

But in spite of the loss, the recent incident gave the Challenger 2 an excellent chance to flex its less-appreciated strong points. Most notably, the tank's supreme degree of survivability.

The Challenger 2 has been a mainstay for the British Army for decades. It's an iterative improvement of the earlier Challenger 1 tank, which builds upon previous British tank designs.

According to the British Army's website, the Challenger 2 is the force's main battle tank and is "designed to destroy other tanks." The vehicle, which requires a crew of four, is equipped with a L30A1 ...

UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that a British Challenger 2 battle tank has been destroyed in Ukraine, in the first such incident in the model’s nearly 30 years of being in service.

Footage verified by the Wall Street Journal shows a Challenger 2 tank supplied to Ukraine by the U.K. in flames and enveloped in dark clouds of smoke. Photo: RIA/Telegram By Wall Street Journal 0:50 ...

Fourteen Challenger-2 tanks were sent to Ukraine to aid in Kiev’s war against Russia. Beyond that, though, the British military is retiring these systems.

London has sent approximately 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. If the British Ministry of Defense uses the data from the fighting and casualties, it will even improve the new version of the tank.