英国陆军“挑战者”2坦克寿命周期内改进方案的制定于1999年6月完成,与此同时,第一个装备“挑战者”2的坦克团将在10月份作好战斗部署。 英国陆军作战需求局副局长尼格尔·比尔上校在英国皇家军事科学院2月举行的欧洲装甲战车专题研讨会上说,这项研究将确定哪些改进须要优先进行。期望的改进清单包括数字化改进和一个新型车长台;战斗识别装置;增强型火控系统(包括一具具有大范围监视和探测性能的第二代热像仪、新型火控计算机和一个自动跟踪装置);改进120mm武器(包括 The plan to improve the life of the British Army Challenger 2 tank was completed in June 1999 while the first tank mission equipped with Challenger 2 will be deployed for battle in October. Colonel Nigel Bill, a deputy director of the Army's Army Operations Demands Agency, told the Armchairs Symposium held by the Royal Military Academy in February that the study will determine which improvements need to be prioritized. Anticipated list of improvements include digital improvements and a new car deck; Combat Identification; enhanced fire control system including a second generation thermal imager with a wide range of monitoring and detection capabilities, a new fire control computer and an automatic tracking Device); Improved 120mm weapons (including