* The Joint Assault Bridge system is a tracked, armoured engineer vehicle mounted onto a modified M1A1 Abrams main battle tank chassis, https://www.army-technology.com/ informs. Leonardo DRS will develop and deliver Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) systems for the US Army and Romanian military (through a Foreign Military Sales agreement). Collectively, the contract is valued at $49m, according to a statement issued by the supplier on 22 August 2024. The JAB is a tracked, armoured engineer vehicle mounted onto a modified M1A1 Abrams main battle tank chassis. Manufactured by Leonardo DRS, the US division of the Italian parent company of the same name, the platform is designed to manoeuvre US and allied forces more freely with bridging capabilities. Enhance forward presence Specifically, it provides a gap-crossing capability to cross wet or dry gaps, and freedom of manoeuvre on the battlefield to keep pace with Abrams Heavy Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) operations. Some of these heavy brigade units are incorporated into the V-Corps (all US forces on Nato’s eastern flank). The contingent is based in Pozna?, Western Poland. Notably, there is a regional competence centre in the same town that specialises in operating Abrams tanks. This would, of course, complement the use of JABs in the region. More than 100 JABs have been delivered to forces in partnership with the US Army, according to Aaron Hankins, senior vice president and general manager of Leonardo DRS Land Systems unit.
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