Each manufacturer usually offers different levels of security in their vehicles. Although the most common is to acquire the vehicle and commission a specialized company to prepare it.
Defender customers with security needs can now get a 110 model equipped with explosion and ballistic protection
thanks to the exclusive accreditation agreement between Jaguar Land Rover and vehicle protection specialist TRASCO.
The Lightweight Anti-Hijacking Conversion (A-KIP) offers protection with minimal compromises and the discreet design makes a TRASCO Protected Defender indistinguishable from a standard vehicle.
High-security lightweight steel, glass and composite materials provide additional security for customers, including government departments and
high power profiles. They can be selected between VPAM 4 or VPAM 6 levels of ballistic protection.
The areas with VPAM certified ballistic materials are the windshield, the doors and door windows, the roof, the floor and a
new ballistic rear split with window behind the second row of seats. They can also opt for additional equipment, including an engine compartment fire suppression system with automatic or manual deployment, a blue light and siren package integrated into the front grille, an intercom system, flat tires, heavy-duty power windows, ballistic underbody protection and a self-locking fuel tank. for added security.
To carry out the screening, the car is completely disassembled, after which the
steel plates on the bodyKevlar layers on the roof, fuel tank and windows and windshield are armored (with a minimum of three layers of bulletproof glass) and various security features have been added.
Another possibility is to replace the upholstery of the seats with a fireproof material and to install fire extinguishers that are activated automatically in case of smoke detection.
The wheels are a particularly vulnerable point of a vehicle, because without tires
cannot escape from a dangerous situation . The simplest solution to this problem is the Run Flat models, which are immune to punctures.
Once all these elements are installed, the car is reassembled to make all these safety measures as unnoticed as possible.
Armor can be classified into four categories. In the first, the car can withstand revolver or pistol shots.
On the second level, the car can withstand an attack with a submachine gun. The third level is thought
for long gunssuch as Ak-47 or M-16 assault rifles.
In the fourth category, the vehicles are prepared to withstand the action of explosives or car bomb attacks.
This transformation affects the vehicle’s performance, which must also be acted upon in order for it to have enough power to move the vehicle
overweight due to armor (between 200 and 1,000 extra kilos)as well as the damping, transmission and brakes, which should be more resistant.
For this reason, although any vehicle can be armored, the large representative sedans and SUVs are the best.
Source: La Verdad
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