The agreement will see WFEL delivering DSBs from now until the end of 2016. The deal follows an earlier contract, worth US$94 million, agreed in December 2011. WFEL also recently delivered its 100th DSB to the US Army.

The latest Swiss order for the rapidly deployable military bridging systems includes specially designed walkways to allow simultaneous vehicle and foot crossings. The DSB can be deployed by just eight soldiers in 90 minutes. It spans a gap of up to 46m and has a military load classification of 120.

The DSB will be fitted to the chassis of the specialist IVECO trucks used by the Swiss armed forces.