ANACONDA Tactical Bridge System Unveiled by GDELS and RMMV at RÜ.NET 2023 Conference

ANACONDA Tactical Bridge System Unveiled by GDELS and RMMV at RÜ.NET 2023 Conference

(IN BRIEF) General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) have jointly presented the ANACONDA tactical bridge-laying system, based on GDELS’s BIBER bridge, mounted on RMMV’s high-mobility 8×8 HX2 carrier vehicle. This presentation took place at the RÜ.NET 2023 conference. The ANACONDA system provides a dry-gap bridge capability for medium- and heavyweight forces. The collaboration between GDELS and RMMV leverages the well-established HX family of tactical trucks, offering benefits in interoperability, training, service, and supply of spare parts.

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 31-Aug-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — General Dynamics European Land Systems – Bridge Systems and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles have presented for the first time the ANACONDA tactical bridge-laying system mounted on a high-mobility 8×8 HX2 carrier vehicle at the 5th User Forum Armament and Utilization – RÜ.NET 2023 conference held on August 30 – 31 in Koblenz. The bridge, the laying mechanism and vehicle together provide a dry-gap bridge capability for medium- and heavyweight forces.

The ANACONDA from GDELS is the latest version of the well-known BIBER (“beaver”) bridge, over 300 of which have been built for the Bundeswehr, Germany’s NATO partners and other export customers. Mounting the bridges on Rheinmetall’s HX family of tactical trucks, which are in service with numerous armed forces, provides substantial advantages regarding interoperability, training, service and the supply of spare parts, contributing to the system’s low lifecycle costs.

RMMV’s HX family are among the world’s most widely used military trucks. Over 16,000 are in service around the globe. Many NATO nations already have HX vehicles in their inventory, resulting in valuable synergies in multinational operations.

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