This is outside of the Discovery Museum in Newcastle. I think it’s the last tank built at the Scotswood works. But I stand to be corrected Regards Kev.
Its the Challenger 2 Kev, and it was the first post war British Main Battle Tank to be designed, developed and produced by a single manufacturer, Vickers Defence Systems now Alvis Vickers and part of BAe Systems. It first went into service in May 1994 and proved itself and the expertise of the British crews on Op Telic the Iraq War. A total of 386 CR2 tanks were built in Newcastle. A Challenger 2E an enhanced version was also built for export. Franky.