United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 1007
Challenger Tanks: Depleted Uranium
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13 May 2021
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20 May 2021 · Answer
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20 May 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the current Challenger 3 business case includes integration of a US depleted uranium anti-armour round with the Rheinmetall high-pressure L55 barrel.
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13 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the current Challenger 3 business case includes integration of a US depleted uranium anti-armour round with the Rheinmetall high-pressure L55 barrel.
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20 May 2021
Answer
The new Challenger 3 (CR3) Main Battle Tank will mount the Rheinmetall R55A1 high pressure gun which, when used with advanced armour-defeating ammunition, will enable CR3 to defeat the latest armoured threats it may face. Several ammunition options are be...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-13/1007
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1314481
- uk · wq-1314481 · source updated 20 May 2021