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Challenger Tanks: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has his Department spent on the delivery of Challenger 3 as of 16 June 2026.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
18 Jun 2026
Answer
24 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has his Department spent on the delivery of Challenger 3 as of 16 June 2026.

  2. 18 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    As of 31 May 2026, total expenditure on the Challenger 3 programme is approximately £615 million.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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