Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRBs) are rubber boats with an outboard motor used in surf lifesaving. IRBs have been used for all forms of surf rescue, retrieval, and service by Surf Lifesaving in New Zealand, Australia, and Del Mar, California since the late 1980s.

2024年12月2日 · The IRB provides wet-gap crossing capabilities, functioning as a floating bridge or a multi-bay raft for tracked and wheeled combat and tactical vehicles. It supports loads up to MLC 80T/96W, making it suitable for all NATO main battle tanks such as the Leopard 2, M1A2 Abrams, and Challenger 2.

2024年12月2日 · The Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) took delivery of the first part of an Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) pontoon bridge system from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) – Bridge Systems in Hedel on 25 November 2024, the …

2023年7月22日 · The new Dutch IRB systems will replace older pontoon bridges from 2025, providing the Dutch Engineer (‘Genie’) Corps with a capability in accordance with current military standards. All NATO vehicles can cross the system and, due to the same connectors being used, the pontoons are fully interoperable with those of other nations, including ...

2024年11月29日 · The IRB replaces older pontoon bridges of the Royal Netherlands Army. All NATO vehicles, including the heaviest main battle tanks, can use the bridge system. Another key advantage is full interoperability with the IRB of other user …

Arancia then agreed to design an Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) specifically for Surf Life Saving use. The prototype Arancia IRB was delivered to Piha SLSC in November 1978 and within hours of it being launched the IRB was involved in rescuing a swimmer washed up onto the rocks.

2024年11月29日 · The Royal Netherlands Army has begun receiving deliveries of the Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) pontoon bridge system from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS). On 25 November, the Dutch Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) took delivery of the first components at Hedel, marking a milestone in modernising the Army's bridging capabilities.

IRB 1 became the first inflatable rescue boat owned and operated by a Surf Life Saving Club in Australia. The rubber was originally yellow and had the name TOTAL AVALON SURF RESCUE- W MITCHELL printed on each pontoon. The name was derived from the local Avalon Total service station which supplied the fuel for the outboard motor.

The SLS Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) is a motorised inflatable boat crewed by two (2) lifesavers/lifeguards to conduct SLS operations in the surf zone and near shore environments. The primary purpose of an IRB is to safely, but quickly negotiate the white-water surf zone to reach a person requiring assistance, and to transport them back to shore.

In the field of pontoon rigs, some time ago the Sternberg-based Excalibur Army together with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) Corporation presented a solution in the form of the IRB pontoon bridge rig on the Tatra 815-7 Force chassis, which for tracked vehicles falls into the MLC 80 category exactly as the army requires.