Here’s What You Need to Know: The United States was the primary operator of the M60A1 AVLB. Whether the U.S. military could ever build a bridge to the future isn’t known, but when the Army comes ...

The Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) is designed to lay bridges over water and other obstacles. The JAB ensures that Army units always have a portable bridge handy capable of handling the weight of tanks.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On March 3, the Department of Defense announced it would be sending ...

The latest $400 million dollar tranche of U.S. military support for Ukraine should frighten Russia. The U.S. is providing Ukraine mobile bridging equipment, and, for the first time, offering Ukraine a ...

As part of a $400 million military assistance package announced on March 3, the United States is supplying Ukraine with its first M60 Pattons, a classic American Cold War tank. But while regular M60s ...

The Philippine Army has taken delivery from Israel of two armored vehicle-launched bridges (AVLB), based on the Merkava 4 chassis. Describing the AVLBs as “game-changer army combat engineer assets,” ...

Israel has delivered two bridge-laying vehicles to the Philippines, these based on an Israeli Merkava tank hull. A pair of new armoured vehicle-launched bridges (AVLB) arrived by ship in Batangas in ...

Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) are testing a new tracked vehicle system designed to quickly lay down tank-capable bridges in a matter of minutes. The new Joint ...

Here’sWhat You Need to Remember: The folding bridge can support the Army’s M1A1 Abrams tank, but only using a cautionary crossing at a reduced gap length of fifteen meters and only at a reduced ...