First Leguan Bridge-layers For Netherlands

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann has announced that the Netherlands has received the first two Close Support Bridge Leguan bridge-layers on the Leopard 2 chassis.

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Press Release, Munich, 10 December 2019: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) transferred the first two Leguan bridge laying systems to the Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) during a celebratory handover ceremony. The Netherlands opted for a bilateral procurement approach with Germany in 2016 and ordered a total of eight Leguan CSB (Close Support Bridge) on Leopard 2 chassis, additional equipment and training simulators. The final system will be delivered to the Netherlands in 2021.