Indian Army Welcomes Indigenously Designed Modular Bridge To Its Arsenal
- The modular bridges will take the place of the Army's current medium girder bridges (MGBs), which are launched by hand.
- Officials say that the modular bridges that are designed and built in the country will have many benefits over the MGBs, such as a longer span
Tuesday, the Indian Army received a 46-meter modular bridge that was planned and built in India. This will improve the engineers’ ability to build bridges, which is very important.
The event was held at the Manekshaw Center in this city, and Army chief General Manoj Pande and top Army and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) officials were there.
“Over the next four years, 41 sets worth a total of Rs 2,585 crore will be gradually added.” “The first group was brought in on Tuesday,” a top official said.
#IndianArmy further strengthened its bridging capability with the induction of 46-meter Modular Bridge. The bridging system, designed & developed by #DRDO and produced by Larsen & Toubro (L&T), was inducted in a ceremony, attended by General Manoj Pande #COAS and officials from… pic.twitter.com/1hDOFtJpb8
— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) February 27, 2024
These “game-changing bridges” were planned and built by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). L&T, which was chosen by DRDO as a production agency, made them.
The modular bridge is a “mechanically-launched single-span, fully-decked 46-meter assault bridge” that makes it easy for the Army to get over things like ditches and rivers. The Indian Army’s engineers will be able to build more important bridges thanks to these bridges, which are highly mobile, tough, and made to be quickly deployed and retrieved, which fits with the fast-paced nature of mechanized operations, an official said.
The Army said that the introduction of the modular bridge shows India’s “prowess in designing and developing advanced military equipment” and its dedication to “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” and its ability to produce its own defense goods.
It was signed with L&T in February 2023 that the modular bridges would be bought.
The Army said that each set of the modular bridge is made up of “two launcher vehicles based on 10×10 heavy mobility vehicles and seven carrier vehicles based on 8×8 heavy mobility vehicles.”
With their quick-launch and retrieval features, these bridges can be used over a variety of obstacles, such as waterways and ditches. It also said that the equipment is very mobile, flexible, tough, and able to keep up with wheeled and tracked vehicles.
The modular bridges will take the place of the Army’s current medium girder bridges (MGBs), which are launched by hand. Officials say that the modular bridges that are designed and built in the country will have many benefits over the MGBs, such as a longer span, less time spent building them, and the ability to launch and retrieve them mechanically.
They said that getting these bridges not only makes the Army’s operations more effective, but it also shows how important India is becoming in defense science and manufacturing.
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