The following table provides details of the numbers of Main Battle Tanks in-service with the armed forces during the period 1997-2006:
Challenger 1 (CR1 MBT) Challenger 2 (CR2 MBT) 1997 426 47 1998 426 131 1999 412 237 2000 338 309 2001 248 386 2002 160 386 2003 64 385 2004 11 385 2005 3 385 2006 3 385