The first three sets of a 10-metre short-span bridge, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), were handed over to the Army Tuesday at the facility of Larsen & Toubro Ltd at Talegaon in Pune, which is manufacturing these mechanically launched bridges.
These highly mobile bridges were developed by DRDO’s Pune based facility, the Research and Development Establishment (Engineers), which is part of the Pune-headquartered Armament and Combat Engineering technology cluster. This development has been done as per requirement of and in coordination with the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. Officials said the equipment will meet the important requirement of providing mobility to Indian forces by speedy bridging of gaps during operations.
