French company CNIM has been contracted to modernise the French Army’s 10 Système de Pose Rapide de Travure (SPRAT) modular tactical rapid bridge laying systems with a new day- and night-capable situational awareness system and upgraded Système Contrôle Commande (SCC) command suite.
The SPRAT system – also called the PTA (système de Pose de Travure Avancée) by CNIM – is based on a 58-tonne, 10x10 all-terrain vehicle outfitted with an automatic bridge launch and recovery mechanism and two 14.3 m long bridges. It is designed to launch bridges in less than 10 minutes to provide a fast gap-crossing capability for MLC 80- and MLC 100-class vehicles.
The carrier vehicle, which has a maximum range of 800 km and top speed of 70 km/h, is operated by a two-person crew in an armoured cabin which is ballistic and mine resistant. It also features nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) protection suite and Nexter GALIX smoke grenade launchers to improve crew survivability.
It is accompanied by the Porteur de Travures Supplémentaire (PTS) bridge resupply unit, which comprises a 6x6 Scania R420 series tactical tractor truck with protected cab and a trailer carrying two additional 14.3 m long bridges. A total of 42 bridges were received by France.
The current driver’s observation system comprises several cameras and a cabin-mounted turret incorporating a camera and rangefinder. This package will be replaced by Bertin Instruments’ PeriSight 360° surveillance system to enhance short-range situational awareness and driver vision.
Each carrier vehicle will also be equipped with two PeriSight driver vision-enhancer modules mounted on the top of the cabin, 2x2 PeriSight wide field-of-view modules on each side of the vehicle, and a rear-mounted PeriSight fisheye module. The modules are integrated to a single electronic housing which provides electronic stabilisation and automatic detection and tracking.
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