![]() ![]() It is supplemented with improved splash plates to prevent flooding of the roadway. The IRB features an improved folding and unfolding mechanism and non-skid surface. The bridge module allows for transportation of loads up to military load capacity (MLC) 80 for tracked armoured vehicles and up to MLC 96 for wheeled vehicles and HET. The ramp bay can reach bank heights of 2m. The bays have a width of 8.63m and a height of 1.30m when unfolded. It consists of ramp bays and interior bays, which can be disassembled and transported on aircraft, helicopter, trucks and railway cars.īoth the interior and ramp bays have an overall length of 6.92m and a total weight of 6,350kg. ![]() The modular, foldable, aluminium bridge system can be used as a floating bridge and a multi-bay ferry. The first system was delivered in November 2019. The company will provide trucks, bridge adapter pallets, a bridge erection boat, and integrated logistics support (ILS), in addition to the IRB. GDELS signed a contract with the Brazilian Army Commission for the production and delivery of the IRB in June 2018. The 7th Engineer Support Battalion of the USMC tested the IRB components in January 2016, and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) placed an order for the production and delivery of IRBs in January 2018. It performed internal trials in winter conditions to evaluate interoperability with in-service transport trucks, FSB and bridge erections boats. The Swedish Army took delivery of the initial batch of the IRB modules in November 2015. New systems were intended to replace the Australian Army’s legacy Floating Support Bridge (FSB). The contract was awarded as part of the Land 155 programme for enhanced gap crossing equipment. ![]() GDELS signed a contract worth $28m with the Australian Department of Defence for the production and supply of the Improved Ribbon Bridge, along with bridge bays, logistics package and training in November 2015. The US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) awarded a $233m multi-year contract to GDELS (formerly Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern) for 541 interior bays and 218 ramp bays of the IRB in September 2007. Improved Ribbon Bridge orders and deliveries ![]()
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