M1074 Joint Assault Bridge (JAB)

Country of Origin: USA

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The M1074 Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) was developed to replace U.S. Army and Marine Corps armored vehicle-launching bridges (AVLB). The new systems use surplus M1A1 Abrams tank chassis fitted with hydraulic bridge-launch equipment to transport and launch an MLC 85 scissors bridge over the front of the hull. Developer DRS (now part of Leonardo DRS) has a public-private partnership with Anniston Army Depot, Ala., to manage chassis assembly for the JAB and worked with Israel Military...

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