The successor toward Leopard 1, the Leopard 2, was initially manufactured in 1979. Many different upgrade programs and options can be found the Leopard 2. these include the Atlas Elektronik automobile integral Command and Suggestions System (IFIS), an electronic digital command and information system. The Leopard 2 has already established technical improvements under Upgrading amount we and amount II programs. A new smoothbore gun, the 120 millimetre L55 Gun, is actually created by Rheinmetall GmbH of Ratingen, Germany to displace the paid down 120 millimetre L44 smoothbore tankgun on the Leopard 2. It allows effective usage of a brand new APFSDS-T round, DM53 (LKE II), with an extended rod penetrator, which is under development.
