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UIN 41789
Challenger Tanks: Procurement
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27 March 2025
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1 April 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost of the Challenger 3 programme which include budget increases due to (a) technical challenges or (b) inflation; and how this aligns with the original £800 million
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27 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost of the Challenger 3 programme which include budget increases due to (a) technical challenges or (b) inflation; and how this aligns with the original £800 million
Source: Commons
1 April 2025
Answer
There have not been any increases to the total budget for the Armour Main Battle Tank programme due to technical challenges or inflation. The Approved Budgetary Level for the programme remains £1.9 billion and includes the Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land con...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-27/41789
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1789314
- uk · wq-1789314 · source updated 1 April 2025