The UK may award a contract to a BAE-Rheinmetall joint-venture, but the projected cost has risen from £400 million to £1.5 billion just as the British economy enters a new period of decline due to Brexit and the Covid pandemic. For the Challenger 2, that includes a new engine uprated from 1,200 to 1,500 horsepower, modern fire control systems, sensors and computers, and a more conventional 120-millimeter smoothbore gun that can use the same ammunition as the Abrams and German Leopard 2 tank. However, both the Challenger 2 and Warrior have not received the upgrades of their American and German peers, and now badly need them if they are to remain viable through 2035-2040. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images) PA Images via Getty Images Marines move into Abu Al Khasib, a suburb of Basra in southern Iraq. An Iraqi Sentry Post that was booby trapped is blown up near a Challenger Tank as 40 Commando Royal.
0 kommentar(er)
