General Dynamics European Land Systems Awarded New Contract to Supply Improved Ribbon Bridge to Sweden
General Dynamics European Land Systems has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the production and delivery of its Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB).
After recent successful summer and winter trials, the Swedish Army will upgrade part of its legacy Floating Support Bridge (FSB), delivered previously by General Dynamics European Land Systems-Germany, with the Improved Ribbon Bridge to meet the new requirements of its vehicle fleet.
Delivery of the first systems is scheduled for 2020.
The IRB can be operated as a multi-bay ferry as well as a floating bridge. It provides wide wet gap crossing capability for loads up to MLC80 Tracked / 96 Wheeled, including the Swedish Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank. The IRB bridge bays will be transported on and launched from an existing and modernized multipurpose truck.
Die Beschaffung der M3 war schon vor über 20 Jahren geplant, wurde aber wegen schrumpfender Finanzmittel und einer Streitkräftereform abgebrochen.
Darüber hinaus wird Ausrüstung für die GDELS Improved Ribbon Bridge (Däcksbro 300) angeschafft.
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Sweden-Stockholm: Military vehicles and associated parts
2022/S 141-404987
Contract award notice for contracts in the field of defence and security
Supplies
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
Amphibious Bridge 400 (AMFB400)
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
The Swedish Defence Material Adm shall procure an Amphibious bridge/ ferry system to ensure the Swedish Armed Forces mobility over water/rivers. The Bridge/ferry system shall be able to operate within short lead times and have the capability to bridge/ferry MBT´s up to MLC 85T and wheeled systems up to MLC 130W
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 194889300.00 EUR
Excluding VAT
V.1) Date of contract award decision:
29.6.2022
V.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received: 1
V.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Official name: General Dynamics European Land Systems-Bridge Systems GmbH
Postal address: Barbarossastrasse 30
Town: d-67655 Kaiserslautern
Country: Germany
E-mail: rolf.wenning@gdels.com
