As one of only two export operators of the Challenger 2 main battle tank (MBT), the Sultanate of Oman has a decision to make regarding a potential replacement or modernisation programme ...

And that was certainly the case for the commercially unsuccessful Challenger 2, only 38 of which were ever exported (to Oman). ESSAM AL-SUDANI//Getty Images Challenger 2 tank rolling down road in ...

Oman, which has close ties to the British armed forces, also uses the Challenger 2 as its main battle tank. A more recent user of the Challenger 2 is Ukraine. Britain sent 14 of the armored ...

Lots of people talk about the Abrams being a big tank, he said, "But it's marginally bigger than the Leopard and it's about the same size as the Challenger 2." In service with the U.K. and Oman's ...

A Ukrainian Challenger 2 with add-on glacis armor. The Ukrainian army has added protection to its British-made Challenger 2 tanks. The add-on armor, on the lower front of the 69-ton, four-person ...