Left to rot in sheds, our equipment is either ancient, non-existent or yet to arrive, while ammunition stocks would not last a week if push came to shove, says defence expert Francis Tusa ...

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 ...

Vickers, which is already responsible for the Challenger 2 battle tank, won the confidence of Ministry of Defence chiefs with its designs for the Trojan obstacle-clearing vehicle and the Titan ...

In addition, the United Kingdom intends to hand over 14 Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks. It won’t be possible to quickly train Ukrainian crews, who until recently ...

London is also notably sending modernized T-72 main battle tanks. The UK has already sent a squadron of Challenger 2 main battle tanks, which have consistently held their own against all Russian ...

Armed with 40mm cannons and light machine guns, the Ajax vehicles are lighter and more maneuverable than Britain’s aging main battle tank, the Challenger 2. As such, an inability to fire while ...