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Challenger Tanks: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June to Question 10199 on Challenger Tanks: Procurement, what information his Department holds on the supply chain delays.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
30 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June to Question 10199 on Challenger Tanks: Procurement, what information his Department holds on the supply chain delays.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 73614, which remains extant. The Department holds detailed programme and supplier performance data for the Challenger 3 programme, including the supply chain. Delays have affected the development an...

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