The M1074 JAB will fully replace the M60 AVLB and M104 Wolverine on a one-for-one basis in the United States Army and Army National Guard. The Australian Army is planning to purchase 18 M1074s, with the US Government granting approval for this in April 2021.

The JAB is an M1A1 Abrams tank hull with heavy (M1A2) suspension integrated with a hydraulic bridge launcher system to launch the existing Military Load Class 85 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB). The JAB improves force readiness, survivability, mobility and agility equal to …

An armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) [1] is a combat support vehicle, sometimes regarded as a subtype of military engineering vehicle, designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles across gap-type obstacles, such as rivers. The AVLB is usually a tracked vehicle converted from a tank chassis ...

The JAB will serve in the US Army and US Marine Corps replacing the M60A1 tank based Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB) vehicle. The JAB system will be a fully tracked armored engineering vehicle specifically designed to provide Mobility Augmentation Companies with bridging capabilities allowing military vehicles to cross ravines or gorges ...

2024年11月20日 · M1110 Joint Assault Bridge: The M1110 Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) is a fully tracked armor engineer vehicle specifically designed to replace the M48/M60 AVLB and M104 Wolverine HAB and to provide assault bridging capabilities to armored forces.

Provide the crew with BDAR/R solutions to restore full bridging capability. Refine the armor coverings and attachments to make them easier for the crew to remove and operate.

2023年9月27日 · M1110 Joint Assault Bridge: The M1110 Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) is a fully tracked armor engineer vehicle specifically designed to replace the M48/M60 AVLB, M104 Wolverine HAB and provide assault bridging capabilities to armored forces.

2020年12月11日 · Current Army plans call for the JAB to replace all Wolverine and Armored Vehicle Launched Bridges (AVLB) in Active, National Guard, and Reserve units.

2025年2月28日 · A new M1 Abrams-based bridge tank introduced in 2016 to replace the aging M60 AVLB by the US Army.

2020年12月10日 · Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) are testing a new tracked vehicle system designed to quickly lay down tank-capable bridges in a matter of minutes.