VICKERS Defence Systems has been dealt an 11th hour blow in its battle for a £2bn tank order from the Greek government after rival Kraus-Maffei Wegmann of Germany undercut the UK company's bid ...

TANK manufacturer Vickers has been selected as the preferred bidder to build a new generation of tanks for the British Army. The Vickers plant in Newcastle has been selected to construct 66 bridge ...

The Vickers Main Battle tanks were a notable series of vehicles produced from the mid-1950s to the early 2000s. These tanks had a mixed reputation, with some designs excelling and others failing ...

Workers at Tyneside's Alvis Vickers tank factory were told this morning the company is being bought by a rival American defence giant. General Dynamics, one of the biggest defence firms in the ...

Vickers wins £250m tank contract The Ministry of Defence today awarded a £250 million contract to Vickers Defence Systems for a new fleet of tanks for the British Army.

Army top brass have sounded the death knell for Vickers' Challenger 2 tank. Despite being hailed by the military as one of the greatest tanks in the world, chiefs believe the multi-million-pound ...

Rolls-Royce yesterday strengthened its hand in any sale of its Vickers Defence Systems by tying up a £250m order from the British army for 66 new variants of the Challenger tank.

Ultra helps Vickers support tanksRichard Wilson Ultra Electronics has won a contract worth more than £8m to supply Vickers with electronics for its tank support vehicles. Vickers is building 66 of the ...

Alvis set to buy Vickers tank business. Michael Harrison. Monday 11 February 2002 01:00 GMT. Comments. Your support helps us to tell the story. Read more. Support Now.

The Vickers plant in Newcastle has been selected to construct 66 bridge laying and mine-clearing tanks as part of a £250m deal, a company spokeswoman said.