The Bundeswehr Equipment Office (BAAINBw) has awarded Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) a contract to supply additional Leguan bridge-laying systems to the German Army. The contract comprises 24 Leguan systems on Leopard 2 chassis, training simulators, additional equipment and transportation systems.
The bridge layers are expected to be delivered to the Bundeswehr between 2023 and 2028. The order is worth around 280 million euros. The Leguan is capable of transporting and laying a bridge in the military load class MLC80 (approx. 72 tons) with a length of 26 meters or, alternatively, two bridges with a length of 14 meters each under combat conditions. The Bundeswehr is thus further expanding its ability to cross bodies of water and terrain with heavy equipment. Germany had pledged this capability to NATO as part of its participation in the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF). The Bundeswehr is thus making a significant contribution to the future mobility of European NATO forces. In total, armies from 19 countries operate the Leguan bridge-laying system on a wide variety of mobility platforms. The Leguan on a Leopard 2 chassis has nine users.
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