Vadym Prystaiko was visiting Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) in Telford where he was being taken for a drive in a Challenger 2 tank.
Vadym Prystaiko was visiting Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land in Telford where he was being taken for a drive in a Challenger 2 tank, which the Ministry of Defence is supplying for use in the war against Russia.RBSL is a defence engineering company specialising in the design, manufacture and support of military vehicles used by the British Army and international customers, and is the Design Authority for the Challenger 2 main battle tank.
In January the UK Government announced it would supply Ukraine with 14 Challenger 2 tanks, plus ammunition and spare parts, to help defeat Russia’s invasion. Mr Pritchard said: “I was delighted when the Government announced that the next generation of Challenger British battle tanks would be made in Telford.
Mr Pritchard said he fully supported the Government’s decision to provide 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, and was pleased to welcome Mr Prystaiko to RBSL to see for himself the capabilities of the tank.Mr McClean added: “The workforce at RBSL – be they our youngest apprentice or those who have been with the business over 40 years – take great pride in what we do for all our customers.
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