> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.adriadefense.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # CSG Wins $50 Million in Military Bridge Vehicle Contracts - URL: https://www.adriadefense.com/csg-wins-50-million-in-military-bridge-vehicle-contracts/ - Published: 2026-08-27T05:00:47.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-27T05:00:46.000Z - Description: Czechoslovak Group secured contracts worth over $50 million for dozens of AM-70 and AM-50 bridge-laying vehicles for five international customers. - Author: AdriaDefense Desk - Tags: CSG, Czechoslovak Group, Czech Republic, CEE Czechoslovak Group has secured contracts worth more than $50 million to supply dozens of AM-70 and AM-50 series bridge-laying vehicles to five customers across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Deliveries will be handled by Czech land systems manufacturer Excalibur Army, with both vehicle families based on Tatra 8x8 chassis. The Czech industrial group announced the contracts on August 24 but did not identify the five customers or disclose individual contract values and delivery schedules. The orders expand CSG's international backlog in specialized military engineering and support vehicles. ## Excalibur Army will deliver AM-70 and AM-50 bridge vehicles The contracts cover vehicles from CSG's AM-70 and AM-50 families, designed to provide mobile forces with the ability to cross rivers, trenches and other obstacles. Individual bridge sections can also be connected when a longer crossing is required. CSG says up to eight sections can be combined to bridge a gap of as much as 106 meters. The systems can operate across trenches up to six meters deep. The AM-50 EX carries a Military Load Classification of MLC 50, while the heavier AM-70 EX reaches MLC 70 under NATO STANAG 2021\. The higher classification allows the AM-70 EX to support heavier military vehicles during obstacle crossings. Both variants use a Tatra 8x8 chassis and have a stated maximum road speed of 90 km/h. CSG also offers optional cabin protection up to Level 2 under STANAG 4569, depending on customer requirements. ## Tatra chassis underpin CSG's military engineering exports The latest orders combine two established parts of the Czech defense industrial base: Excalibur Army's military vehicle integration capabilities and Tatra's heavy off-road chassis. Excalibur Army specializes in the development, production and modernization of land systems and will manage deliveries under the newly announced contracts. Bridge-laying vehicles sit alongside artillery, armored and specialized support vehicles within CSG's broader land systems portfolio. The AM-70 EX and AM-50 EX also remain interoperable with previous generations of CSG bridge-laying systems. That compatibility can matter for armed forces already operating older bridge equipment and seeking to expand capacity without introducing an entirely separate engineering fleet. CSG displayed both AM-70 EX and AM-50 EX at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris in June, alongside other land systems including the TREVA-30 recovery vehicle. Their appearance at the exhibition preceded the group's disclosure of the latest international orders by approximately two months. ## CSG expands beyond ammunition and combat vehicles The bridge contracts are relatively small compared with some of CSG's recent ammunition and military vehicle agreements, but they broaden the group's export footprint in a specialized segment of the land systems market. CSG has expanded substantially across ammunition, armored vehicles, artillery, radar and military automotive manufacturing. For the first nine months of 2025, the group reported €4.485 billion in revenue on a pro forma basis, with defense activities accounting for 79% of revenue. The group has also been building its Tatra-related manufacturing capacity across the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Tatra Defence Slovakia previously secured a contract valued at more than $1 billion for 4,000 T-810 M military vehicles for a Southeast Asian customer, with production planned at the group's facility in Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia. The new bridge orders therefore add another export category to a land systems business increasingly built around Tatra-based platforms and specialized military superstructures. Neither CSG nor Excalibur Army has identified which five countries ordered the AM-70 and AM-50 vehicles. The geographical spread across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia nevertheless indicates that CSG is selling the bridge systems beyond its traditional Central European market. ## CSG bridge-laying vehicle contracts: key questions ### How much are CSG's new military bridge contracts worth? The combined value exceeds $50 million. CSG said the agreements cover dozens of vehicles for five customers but did not provide the value of each individual contract. ### Which bridge-laying vehicles did the customers order? The contracts cover vehicles from the AM-70 and AM-50 series. CSG has not disclosed the exact number of each variant ordered by individual customers. ### Which countries bought the CSG bridge vehicles? CSG has not identified the customers. It said only that five customers are located across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. ### Who will manufacture and deliver the vehicles? Excalibur Army, part of Czechoslovak Group, will handle the deliveries. The bridge-laying vehicles use Tatra 8x8 chassis, connecting the orders directly to CSG's Czech land systems industrial base.