British Army to get 148 upgraded tanks in £800m deal
Under the military restructure,The tank contract is part of a defence review which will see the Army's size reduced to 72,500 soldiers by 2025 as part of an increased focus on drones and cyber warfare.The Ministry of Defence said the Challenger 3 would be able to travel up to 60mph with an increased range and be the UK's first fully-digitised tank.
The contract will create 200 jobs at RBSL's plant, including 130 engineers and 70 technicians, the MoD said. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the new jobs would ensure soldiers "benefit from the very best of British engineering". Will there be risks in bolting on new systems to the old? A similar plan to upgrade the Army's Warrior Armoured Vehicle didn't work out. That programme's now been scrapped.
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