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- The British Army will field 148 Challenger 3 tanks.
- Each Challenger 3 costs £5.4 million and uses explosive reactive armour.
- The Ministry of Defence allocated £15 billion, raising defence spending to 2.7 % of GDP this year.
- Major Colin Macintyre leads Challenger 3 trials at Bovington and Lulworth.
- Boxer vehicles will receive anti-drone systems to protect Challenger 3s.