Pathetically small planned fleet of 148 Challenger 3s. And, again, currently the UK plans to procure only 60 systems for its Trophy kit being perhaps the best known so far – but no NATO nation yet has them in There are systems available to counter the drone/top attack missiles threat – the Israeli Whisper it softly, but at the present time most western MBTs would fare little betterĪgainst Ukraine’s hand-held anti-tank weaponry than the Russians have. Or even by an adapted commercial drone available for much less than that? I don’t think so.
Light anti-tank weapon (NLAW) which costs around £33,400 ($40,000)?
Invest so much in a vehicle that might be destroyed or disabled by a next generation Up to £8.3 million ($10 million) depending on its final fit, does it really make sense to Wonder, though, if the West is going in the right direction here, and for a number of Just look at the most recent iterations of the M1A2 and Leopard 2A7, both remarkableįor the myriad of bolt-on bits of kit deemed necessary to meet the threats. Tonnes or more when prepared to what is sometimes referred to as “theatre entry Pure numbers aside, it’s clear that the USA and its NATO allies haveĪlso plumped for large, increasingly complex, and expensive MBTs, topping 70
The UK, for example, currently plans to be able to field only 148 Challenger 3 main battle tanks (MBTs) by 2030, although surely this figure will be upped after recent events inĮastern Europe. However, the West seems to have focussed on fewer, higher-spec AFVs. If you would like to submit your own article on this topic or any other, please see our submission guidelines. This article is the opinion of the author and not necessarily that of the UK Defence Journal. That Russia has been able to continue its assault despite significant losses in men and materiel speaks to the value of having a large inventory, particularly of replacement armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs). If the Ukraine war has taught us anything about high-tempo conventional warfare between peer adversaries, it is that numbers matter.
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