Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 January 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Friday, 23 January 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Challenger Tanks
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what upgrades will be made to increase the a) power and b) torque of the Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel engine as part of the Challenger 3 programme.
- Answer
-
As a precursor to the conversion of Challenger 2 to Challenger 3, the Heavy Armour Automotive Improvement Programme introduced a series of upgrades to the automotive system, including bringing the Perkins CV12‑6A engine to a common build standard. Options remain available should additional power be required in the future.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 106275
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Modernisation Challenger tanks
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2026-01-23 14:03:24 +0000
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/106275
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/106275
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/106275