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Estonia: Challenger Tanks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects Challenger 3 to be deployed to Estonia.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 22 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 28 Oct 2024
Answer: 28 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects Challenger 3 to be deployed to Estonia.
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2024
Answer published
As announced by the Secretary of State for Defence, the British Army will deploy Challenger 3 tanks to NATO’s eastern border along with armoured vehicles in future years. However, details relating to the fielding plan for Challenger 3 are yet to be confir...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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