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|name = Sarvatra Bridge System
|image = 15 Metre Sarvatra Bridging System passes through the Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade-2013, in New Delhi on January 23, 2013.jpg
|caption = Sarvatra Bridging System at [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]]
|origin = India
|type = [[Armored vehicle-launched bridge]]

|is_vehicle = yes

|service = 2000–present
|used_by =
|wars =

|designer = 
|design group = Armament and Combat Engineering Systems Research & Development Establishment (Engineers)
|design_date =
|manufacturer = [[BEML Limited]] Dantal Hydraulics [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] [[Larsen and Toubro]] Oscar Equipments
|unit_cost =
|production_date =
|number = 50
|variants =
* 15M Sarvatra Bridge System
* 20M Sarvatra Bridge System


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* {{Convert|15|m|ftin}}
* {{Convert|20|m|ftin}}
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|width = {{Convert|4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|height = {{Convert|2.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} to {{Convert|6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (adjustable)
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|crew = 4


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|engine = TVML T 3-B / T 3-C series [[V8 engine|V8]] [[turbocharged]] [[Multifuel|multi-fuel]] with [[intercooler]]
|engine_power = {{Convert|235|hp|lk=in}} to {{Convert|368|hp|lk=in}}
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|transmission = [[Non-synchronized transmission|Non-synchronized manual]], 10 forward + 2 reverse gears
|payload_capacity = 1× scissors-type folding bridge (22 [[tonne]])
|suspension = [[Leaf spring]] and [[air suspension]] with telescopic [[shock absorbers]]
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|vehicle_range = ~800 km
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|launch_platform = [[BEML]]–[[Tatra T-815]] VVN 8WD
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The '''DRDO Sarvatra''' also known as '''Sarvatra Multi-span Mobile Bridge System''' is a truck-mounted, multi-span, mobile bridging system developed by Armament and Combat Engineering Systems (ACE) and [[Research and Development Establishment]] (R&DE) Engineers of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/technology-cluster-links/labs-products-detail/1954/179|title=Multispan Mobile Bridging System (SARVATRA)|last=|first=|date=11 March 2020|website=Defence Research and Development Organisation|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> for the [[Indian army]]. Its nodal production agency is [[BEML Limited|Bharat Earth Movers Limited]] (BEML), [[Bangalore|Bangalore.]]

==Description==
The Sarvatra is a 75 meters long multi-span mobile bridging system consisting of five scissors bridges made of aluminum alloy with a span of 15 meters each mounted on separate mobile platforms. Each mobile platform is a modified [[Tatra 815|Tatra T-815]] VVN 8 x 8 chassis, drivable from both ends by having an additional small cabin with required driving controls. Further, a microprocessor based control system is utilised to deploy and operationalise the entire system in less than two and half hours.

When the 15 meter long scissors bridge is opened out it is fitted with adjustable trestles to enable a number of units to be used to bridge wet and dry gaps. All five sections are laid to provide a total bridge length of 75 m providing a roadway of four meters. The bridge is launched/recovered from either end. With the help of telescopic legs, the height of the bridge is adjusted from 2.5 m to 6 m so that it is not easily visible from afar.

The Sarvatra project was sanctioned in 1994 and completed development in October 1999 at a total cost of ₹230,000,000. It was approved for production in March 2000 after trials. The Sarvatra will replace the East European PMS Bridges in the service of the Indian army, which requires 57 Tatra vehicles to bridge 100 meters. In contrast, the Sarvatra, with just five Tatra trucks, bridges 75 meters. At ₹600,000,000 per set, the PMS costs almost three times as much as a Sarvatra.

A 20 m variant of Sarvatra bridge system capable of bridging a gap of 100 meters have also been developed.

==Operators==
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* [[Indian Army]] : 110 units (22 sets) of 15M Sarvatra Bridge System variant on order.<ref>{{cite web |last1=PSU Connect |title=BEML Limited hands over 15 M Sarvatra Bridge system to Indian Army |url=https://www.psuconnect.in/news/BEML-Limited-hands-over-15-M-Sarvatra-Bridge-system-to-Indian-Army/19993/ |website=PSU Connect |publisher=PSU Connect Media Private Limited |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>

==Specifications==
*Load Class: [[Military Load Classification|MLC]]–70
*Single Span Length:
** 15 m
** 20 m
*Multi-Span Capability:
** 75 m
** 100 m
*Roadway Width: 3.45 m during transportation; 4 m during use
*Span Height: 2.6 m to 6 m
*Construction time: 15 minutes
*Crew: 1 specialized driver + 3 [[combat engineers]]

==See also==
*[[Kartik BLT]]
*[[Vijayanta|CEASE]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/techfocus/feb02/Mobile.htm Sarvatra mobile platform]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131102123743/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE4-5/kapoor.html DRDO Sarvatra - Specifications]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-qtQeKrLiY Sarvatra Bridge system]
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