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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The U.S. military relies on its engineering forces to help them get into some of the most austere environments on the planet. In turn, the engineering units rely on ...

WASHINGTON – The Army is readying production of a new bridging system used by Armored Brigade Combat Teams after awarding DRS Technologies, Inc., a $400 million production contract to integrate the ...

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 ...

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,” ...

July 25, 2022: The Philippine Army received two Merkava AVLB (Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge) vehicles from Israeli firm Elbit. The two AVLBs cost $27 million and are needed because the army has ...

GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany - With a heavy force of tanks and fighting vehicles behind them racing to beat a notional adversary to a defensive battle position, combat engineers with 3rd Armored ...

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 ...

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 ...