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PolandPoland receives another batch of M1110 assault bridges for its Abrams tanks
The Armament Agency of Poland announced the arrival of another batch of M1110 Joint Assault Bridges from the United States. It gave no number; Poland has ordered 25 vehicles in total for its 366 Abrams tanks.
Another batch of M1110 Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) self-propelled bridges from the United States has arrived in Poland. The Armament Agency of Poland announced the delivery on 29 October 2026. It said the bridges will support engineer troops and battalions equipped with Abrams tanks, and will allow the Polish army's heaviest vehicles to cross.
Agencja Uzbrojenia Kolejne mosty szturmowe M1110 Joint Assault Bridge bezpiecznie dotarły do Polski 🇵🇱
Będą wsparciem dla wojsk inżynieryjnych i batalionów wyposażonych m. in. w czołgi Abrams.
Pozyskany przez #AU sprzęt umożliwi przeprawę najcięższych pojazdów, będących na wyposażeniu…
The agency did not say how many vehicles the batch contains. According to the Polish outlet Defence24, the agency and the Ministry of National Defence no longer publish exact numbers for individual deliveries. The first batch, of at least eight vehicles, arrived on 14 July 2026. The bridges are intended for the 18th Mechanised Division.
25 bridges for 366 Abrams tanks
Poland has ordered 25 M1110s in total under its two Abrams contracts. Seventeen are part of the April 2022 contract for 250 M1A2 SEPv3 tanks, worth $4.75 billion, and eight of the January 2023 contract for 116 M1A1 FEP tanks, worth $1.4 billion. Both contracts go through the US Foreign Military Sales programme.
According to Army Recognition, Poland had received 333 of the 366 Abrams tanks it ordered by 21 September 2026. The remaining 33 M1A2 SEPv3 tanks are due by the end of 2026. In July 2025 Poland also ordered 25 M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles for mine clearing and lane breaching, with deliveries planned for 2029.
A bridge on a tank hull
The M1110 is an improved version of the M1074 JAB. It is built on a modified M1A1 tank hull with M1A2 suspension components and carries a bridge-launching mechanism in place of a turret. It has a crew of two and weighs about 62.3 tonnes in total, about 14 tonnes of which is the folding HASB (Heavy Assault Scissor Bridge).
The bridge is rated MLC 115: about 104 tonnes in normal use and about 109 tonnes in restricted use, at the cost of a shorter service life. The M1074's earlier bridge was rated MLC 95. The vehicle's top speed is 72 km/h on roads and 48 km/h off road. According to Army Recognition, laying the bridge takes 3 to 5 minutes and recovering it 6 to 10 minutes. The launch mechanism is made by Leonardo DRS, and the hulls and bridges are worked on at the US Army's Anniston Army Depot.
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Armament Agency of Poland (Agencja Uzbrojenia) · x.com
Kolejne mosty szturmowe M1110 Joint Assault Bridge bezpiecznie dotarły do PolskiPrimary sourceGovernment
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Defence24 · defence24.pl
Więcej mostów samobieżnych dla Wojska Polskiego. Dostawa z USAVerified mediaMilitarnyi · militarnyi.com
Poland Received New Batch of M1110 JAB Tank-Mounted Bridge-Laying Vehicles Based on AbramsVerified media
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Army Recognition · armyrecognition.com
Poland receives more M1110 Joint Assault Bridges from U.S. to support 366 Abrams tanks across battlefield obstaclesOther
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