![]() ![]() ![]() Worth noting, despite Challenger 1 being withdrawn from service, it is not a critically outdated combat vehicle. This way, Great Britain could potentially have an entire fleet of 400 vehicles returned this became a topic for discussion in Western media earlier this year – there were suggestions to restore these vehicles at a joint venture by Rheinmetall, BAE Systems, and local RBSL. In 2022, the number of tanks in service was only 80 units already, according to The Military Balance.Īl-Hussein of the Armed Forces of Jordan / Open source photo However, then Jordan planned to withdraw all its Challenger 1 (Al-Hussein) tanks for storage by early 2023 aiming to replace them with French Leclerc re-exported from the UAE. this number doesn't include engineering equipment based on Challenger 1: plus about 80 tank-based utility vehicles in service. With that, the number of tanks that theoretically could be left in Great Britain is 18 or 28. ![]() A great portion of these vehicles – 402 units, other sources claim 392 – were handed over to Jordan, the vehicles got slightly modernized there, more like, adapted for the hot climate, and received the new name – Al-Hussein. There were 420 Challenger 1s created overall, it was in service with the British Army from 1983 to 2001, until replaced by Challenger 2. If we consider the British own stock of military vehicles, it is too soon to expect many to arrive in Ukraine. Photo credits: Bochkala War, UK Ministry of Defense Conversely, the provision of the Challenger 1 has been approved officially: Minister of Defense of the UK Ben Wallace during his speech to the parliament mentioned that in addition to donating a squadron (14 vehicles) of Challenger 2 tanks, Great Britain also "will be bringing a further squadron of our own Challenger tanks to higher readiness in place of the squadron sent." When saying that, the minister distinguished between Challenger, Challenger 2, and Challenger 3 versions. Because there is no information about transferring Chieftain to Ukraine. ![]()
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