In t?? ???lm ?? c?ttin?-???? milit??? t?c?n?l???, t?? ?m????nc? ?? CENTAURO II st?n?s ?s ? t?st?m?nt t? inn?v?ti?n ?n? c?ll?????ti?n. As t?? l?t?st m?st???i?c? ???m t?? ???tn??s?i? ??tw??n Iv?c?, ?n It?li?n in??st?i?l v??icl? m?n???ct????, ?n? Ot? M?l???, ? ??n?wn?? ????ns? s?st?ms c?m??n?, CENTAURO II ?????s?nts ? l??? ???w??? in t?? c????iliti?s ?? w???l?? ??m???? v??icl?s. T?is c?ll?????tiv? ?????t ??s ?iv?n ?i?t? t? ? ???mi???l? c?m??t v??icl? ??si?n?? t? m??t t?? ??m?n?s ?? m????n w?????? wit? ?nm?tc??? v??s?tilit? ?n? ?i????w??.

At t?? c??? ?? CENTAURO II’s ??si?n is ? ??si?n ?? ??v?nc?? ?n?in???in? ?n? c?m??t-???v?n ???t???s. T?? v??icl?’s m???l?? ??c?it?ct??? ?ll?ws ??? ????t??ilit? t? v??i??s missi?n ????il?s, ?????in? ? ?l?xi?l? ?l?t???m t??t c?n ?? c?n?i????? ??? ??c?nn?iss?nc?, ?i?? s?????t, ?nti-t?nk w??????, ?n? ?v?n ?s ? c?mm?n? v??icl?. T?is v??s?tilit? m?k?s CENTAURO II ? m?lti-??l? ?ss?t, c????l? ?? swi?tl? ????tin? t? t?? ?v?lvin? ??n?mics ?? t?? m????n ??ttl??i?l?.

On? ?? t?? st?n???t ???t???s ?? CENTAURO II is its ?i????w??. E??i???? wit? ? 120mm sm??t????? ??n, t?? v??icl? ??cks ? ??nc? t??t ?iv?ls m?n? m?in ??ttl? t?nks. T?? ?i?? m?zzl? v?l?cit? ?n? ???cisi?n ?? t?is ??n ?n??l? CENTAURO II t? ?n???? ? wi?? ??n?? ?? t????ts wit? l?t??l ?cc???c?, m?kin? it ? ???mi???l? ???c? ?n t?? ??ttl??i?l?. A??iti?n?ll?, t?? v??icl? ???sts ? st?t?-??-t??-??t ?i?? c?nt??l s?st?m, ?n??ncin? its t????tin? c????iliti?s ?n? ?ns??in? ???cis? ?n????m?nt ?v?n in ??n?mic ?n? c??ll?n?in? sc?n??i?s.

M??ilit? is ? k?? ??ct?? in m????n w??????, ?n? CENTAURO II ?xc?ls in t?is ?s??ct. T?? v??icl?’s 8×8 w???l?? c?n?i????ti?n ???vi??s ? ??l?nc? ??tw??n s????, ??ilit?, ?n? ???-???? c????ilit?. P?w???? ?? ? ????st ?n?in?, CENTAURO II c?n t??v??s? ?iv??s? t????ins, ?ns??in? ?????ti?n?l ????ctiv?n?ss in ? v??i?t? ?? ?nvi??nm?nts. T?? w???l?? ??si?n ?ls? c?nt?i??t?s t? ????c?? l??istic?l ?????ns, ?ll?win? ??? ???i? ???l??m?nt ?n? st??t??ic m??ilit?.

P??t?cti?n is ????m??nt in t?? ??si?n ?? CENTAURO II, wit? ? ??c?s ?n s??viv??ilit? ??? its c??w. T?? v??icl? ???t???s ??v?nc?? ??m?? t?c?n?l???, ???vi?in? ? ?i?? l?v?l ?? ??llistic ?n? min? ???t?cti?n. T?? c??w c?m???tm?nt is ??si?n?? wit? ????n?mics ?n? c??w c?m???t in min?, inc??????tin? inn?v?ti?ns t? miti??t? t?? ????cts ?? c?m??t st??ss ?n? ?n??nc? ?v???ll c??w ???ici?nc?.

T?? c?ll?????tiv? ?????t ??tw??n Iv?c? ?n? Ot? M?l??? ?xt?n?s ????n? t?? v??icl?’s ???sic?l ?tt?i??t?s. CENTAURO II int????t?s c?ttin?-???? c?mm?n? ?n? c?nt??l s?st?ms, ?ns??in? s??ml?ss c?mm?nic?ti?n ?n? c????in?ti?n ?n t?? ??ttl??i?l?. T?? v??icl?’s ?i?it?l ??c?it?ct??? ?n??l?s ???l-tim? ??t? ?xc??n??, ?n??ncin? sit??ti?n?l ?w???n?ss ?n? ??cisi?n-m?kin? c????iliti?s ??? c?mm?n???s.

B???n? its milit??? ???w?ss, CENTAURO II ???l?cts t?? c?mmitm?nt ?? t?? Iv?c? – Ot? M?l??? C?ns??ti?m t? m??tin? t?? ?v?lvin? n???s ?? ??m?? ???c?s w??l?wi??. T?? v??icl?’s ??si?n ?m???siz?s s?st?in??ilit?, wit? ? ??c?s ?n minimizin? ?nvi??nm?nt?l im??ct ?n? li??-c?cl? c?sts. T?is ???w???-l??kin? ??????c? ?li?ns wit? t?? ???win? ??m?n? ??? milit??? ?l?t???ms t??t n?t ?nl? ?xc?l in ??????m?nc? ??t ?ls? ?????? t? ?nvi??nm?nt?l ?n? ?c?n?mic c?nsi????ti?ns.

A R????lic ?? K???? (ROK) K1 M?in B?ttl? T?nk (MBT) m?n??v??s ?n th? Twin B?i???s T??inin? G???n?s ???in? c?m?in?? Ex??cis?s R?c??ti?n, St??in?, Onw??? M?v?m?nt, ?n? Int????ti?n/F??l E??l? 2002 (RSOI/FE 02). RSOI is ?n ?nn??l c?m?in??/J?int C?mm?n? P?st Ex??cis? h?l? ?? C?m?in?? F??c?s C?mm?n?, R????lic ?? K???? ?n? US F??c?s C?mm?n???s t? t??in ?n? ?v?l??t? c?mm?n? c????iliti?s t? ??c?iv? US ???c?s ???m ??s?s ??tsi?? ?? K????. F??l E??l? is ? C??nt?? In?ilt??ti?n Fi?l? T??inin? Ex??cis?. 2002 m??ks th? ?i?st tim? th?t th? tw? m?j?? ?x??cis?s h?v? ???n c?n??ct?? sim?lt?n???sl?.

In c?ncl?si?n, CENTAURO II ?m????s ?s ? ????n?????kin? ?c?i?v?m?nt in t?? l?n?sc??? ?? w???l?? ??m???? v??icl?s. B??n ???m t?? s?n???? ?? Iv?c?’s ?n?in???in? ?xc?ll?nc? ?n? Ot? M?l???’s ?x???tis? in ????ns? s?st?ms, t?is m?st???i?c? st?n?s ????? t? ?????in? t?? c????iliti?s ?? m????n ??m?? ???c?s. As CENTAURO II t?k?s its ?l?c? ?n t?? ?l???l st???, it si?ni?i?s ? n?w ??? in milit??? t?c?n?l???, w???? ????t??ilit?, ?i????w??, ?n? ???t?cti?n c?nv???? t? c???t? ? ???mi???l? ???c? ???????? ??? t?? c??ll?n??s ?? 21st-c?nt??? w??????.