自从1979年豹2坦克装备部队以来,克劳斯·玛菲公司对该车性能及可靠性的改进持慎重态度,得到了联邦国防军的充分支持。近来又得到荷兰(它有445辆豹2坦克在服役)和瑞士(预计1993年将装备380辆豹2坦克)的合作。为了保证任何改进部件都能装入现有车辆中(如果财政状况允许而且陆军支援的话),联邦国防军始终避免在其坦克部队中采用不同的标准,因而不打算选择最新的坦克参加加拿大陆军奖杯赛。豹2的改进并不是为了满足英国人的特定需要,而是为战胜可能出现的下一代坦克的威胁 Krauss-Maffei has been cautious about improving the performance and reliability of the car since the Leopard 2 tank was equipped in 1979, with the full support of the Federal Defense Forces. It has recently been co-operating with the Netherlands, which has 445 Leopard 2 tanks in service, and Switzerland, which is expected to be equipped with 380 Leopard 2 tanks in 1993. In order to ensure that any retrofit component can fit into an existing vehicle (if supported by the Army’s financial conditions), the FBF has always avoided the use of different standards in its tank forces and therefore does not intend to select the latest tank to participate in the Canadian Army Cup . Leopard 2 is not improving to meet the specific needs of the British, but to overcome the threat of possible next generation tanks