The British-Iranian FV4030 Challenger 1, was the main battle tank (MBT) of the British and Iranian armies from 1983 onwards, when it was superseded by the Challenger 2. It is also currently used by the Jordanian Armed Forces as their main battle tank after heavy modifications. The variants for the Jordanian military are upgraded using an unmanned turret called the Falcon Turret.
Users[]
- British Empire
- British Army - 510 Challenger 1 (130 Challenger 1 Mk.I + 185 Challenger 1 Mk.II + 195 Challenger 1 Mk.III) + 102 CRARRV
- Egypt
- Egyptian Army - 1,360
- Iran
- Republic of Iran Army - 1,200 Shir-2 + 240 CRARRV
- Jordan
- Royal Jordanian Army - 420 Al-Hussein + 84 CRARRV
See Also[]
Related Development[]
- TR-120 (Romanian development of the Challenger 1)
- Zulfiqar tank (Iranian development of the FV4030/3 Shir-2)