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Defence & Security News - Switzerland |
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Monday, June 30, 2014 11:28 AM | |||
Switzerland takes delivery of first tranche of WFEL DSB Dry Support Bridges. | |||
Switzerland
has received its first tranche of WFEL Dry Support Bridges (DSBs) in a
ceremony which included a live build-and-installation of the DSB to an
audience of senior army personnel, army engineers, guests from WFEL and
the Swiss media. A total of four of the 46m span DSBs were handed over
to armasuisse - the Swiss defence procurement agency - prior to final
delivery to the Swiss Army. |
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![]() Just eight soldiers and a single launch vehicle can have traffic rolling across a 46 metre gap in less than 90 minutes using an Dry Support Bridge (DSB). |
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The
DSB consists of two parts: a 10-wheeled launch vehicle and launch beams;
and the bridge modules, carried on a mix of 8x8-wheeled vehicles and trailers.
The system can be deployed in 90 minutes using only 8 soldiers and has
an MLC 120 rating. For this order, WFEL worked to adapt the bridge for
the Iveco vehicles already used by the Swiss armed forces. |
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