System Enhancement Package (SEP)
The M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) was the foundation for the M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge. The vehicle was created to deliver deployable bridge capability for units in the military. The first production models were provided in 2003. The U.S. Army, however, contracted DRS Technologies, Inc. to build a new Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) system in 2016. The bridge type for this system is a Military Load Class 95 Scissor Bridge (MLC95). Using the Bridge Launcher Mechanism (BLM) designed by Israeli Military Industries along with Leonardo DRS, a computer compiles the bridge and launches it. You operate the BLM through a basic push-button system. Within 3 minutes, the MLC95 bridge can span a gap crossing of 11 meters (about 36 feet).