NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM

Challenger 2

Challenger 2 entered service in 1994 as Britain’s main battle tank, and has seen action in Kosovo, Bosnia and Iraq. In 2023, the UK sent Challenger 2 tanks, accompanying ammunition and spare parts to aid Ukraine. It weighs 75 tonnes, is protected by composite armour and armed with a 120mm rifled gun, This tank is painted in the Berlin Brigade camouflage scheme, which was designed for urban combat during the Cold War and has since been used by the Royal Tank Regiment’s Streetfighter Project.

To see what it is like to operate the Challenger 2, find a QR code on the tank and focus your smartphone or device on it.

Please do not climb on the tank

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A Challenger 2 tank moves at speed as part of the British Army’s contribution to NATO’s enhanced forward presence, Estonia, 2023.

The sign is outside the National Army Museum and depicts the Challenger 2 tank, Britain’s main battle tank.

The tank painted in the camouflage colours of the Berlin Brigade (as indicated on the sign) was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image