BRATTLEBORO — A major obstacle to the construction of a new bridge connecting Hinsdale, N.H., to Brattleboro will be addressed at the Brattleboro Development Review Board meeting on Nov. 20.

The Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) is designed to lay bridges over water and other obstacles. The JAB ensures that Army units always have a portable bridge handy capable of handling the weight of tanks.

The M60 series of tanks was part of an evolution that began in the closing days of World War II. The tanks steadily improved and soldiered on, in their final form, until the advent of the M1 Abrams.

Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) are testing a new tracked vehicle system designed to quickly lay down tank-capable bridges in a matter of minutes. The new Joint ...

This clever engineer vehicle used a folding scissors-style bridge mounted on a modified light tank chassis. Instead of hydraulics, the entire system worked off a massive threaded rod — a design ...