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Engineering & recovery1963–present
Armored vehicle-launched bridge
M60 AVLB is a armored vehicle-launched bridge originating in United States. The cited manufacturer or builder is Anniston Army Depot.
United StatesArmored vehicle-launched bridge
United States
1963–present
See operators
Cold War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War Gulf War Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War War in Afghanistan 2014 Israel-Gaza Conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine
US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories
Anniston Army Depot
US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)
M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996
125 (all variants)
See variants
M60 AVLB Combat Loaded: 53.1 short tons (48.2 t ) M60A1 AVLB Combat Loaded: 53.3 short tons (48.4 t ) with MLC60 bridge: 67.9 short tons (61.6 t )
Overall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)
3.66 m (12 ft 0 in)
3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
2 enlisted
M60 AVLB Upper Hull Glacis : 3.67 in (93 mm) at 65° 8.68 in (220 mm) LoS M60A1 AVLB Upper Hull Glacis : 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65° 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS
None
M60 / M60A1 AVLB : None M60 / M60A1 AVLM : 2 M58 Mine Clearing Line Charges
Continental (now General Dynamics ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine 750 horsepower (560 kW)
13.2 hp/t
1× scissors-type folding bridge
CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse
Torsion bar suspension
457 mm (1 ft 6.0 in)
1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)
290 miles (470 km)
30 miles per hour (48 km/h)
Israel
Pakistan
Portugal
Singapore
Spain
Ukraine
United States
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
M60 AVLB equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Egypt
GreeceReported count for M60A1 AVLB. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Israel
PakistanReported count for M60 AVLB. Service scope: Pakistan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
PortugalReported count for M60A1 AVLB. Service scope: Portuguese Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
SingaporeReported count for M60 AVLB. Service scope: Singapore Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
SpainArmy exact named equipment holdings: M60 AVLB. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE VEHICLES / VLB. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
UkraineReported count for M60 AVLB. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 18. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United StatesUS Army exact named equipment holdings: M60 AVLB. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE VEHICLES / VLB. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Israel, Pakistan, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Ukraine, United States
Equipment reference ↗Army holdings of the exact named M60 AVLB component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
US Marine Corps exact named equipment holdings: M60 AVLB. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE VEHICLES / VLB. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
US Army holdings of the exact named M60 AVLB component; source ε estimate, not an exact census. Active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat readiness. Any explicit leased subset is included in, not added to, the quoted total. No parent-design or sibling-variant count inherited.