Luxury Armored Vehicles - Discretion is the Name of the Game!

Armored vehicles are no longer limited to military and defense personnel alone. More and more civilians are considering armored protection when they travel on the roads. In fact, the demand for luxury armored vehicles is peaking by the day. They are favored by high-profile individuals like heads of state, political figures, celebrities, sportspersons, business heads, royals and other VIPs.

In general, an armored vehicle is retrofitted with layers of armor plating and bulletproof glass so as to protect the occupants from blasts, bullets and other assaults. In addition to this, the vehicle will be equipped with various other defense mechanisms and features like run-flat tires, electric door handles, smokescreens, etc.

To match the escalating requirements, many armored service providers are burgeoning around the world that provide armored vehicles to regular folks. However, one key difference between military and civilian armored vehicles is that while the former can flaunt the armoring to the world at large, the latter have to stay discreet and inconspicuous!

Indeed, defense armored vehicles usually look like huge tanks! It becomes evident that the vehicle has been reinforced and that too for understandable reasons. On the other hand, civilians will obviously prefer to stay unobtrusive while they travel in an armored vehicle. Therefore, they want their vehicles to continue to look like the factory version so that they do not stand out on the roads.

However, regular ballistic steel is thick and heavy. This is bound to alter the dimensions and appearance of the armored vehicle. In fact, the more the upgrades and higher the ballistic protection, the heavier and noticeable will the vehicle be!

This is where ArmorMax comes to the rescue. Developed and patented by International Armoring Corporation (www.armormax.com), this is the lightest armoring material in the world – up to 60% lighter and 10 times stronger. This enables IAC to ensure that their luxury armored vehicles continue to look and perform just like the original!

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Our products have been fitted to nearly 8,000+ armored vehicles. As well, IAC® has dedicated numerous manufacturing facilities in multiple countries to their efforts to more effectively deliver bullet proof vehicles to clients on a world scale.

What Are Ballistic Standards in Armoring?

The demand for civilian armored vehicles is growing around the world and there is many a reputed armored car company in the business now. However, it follows that people will be looking for varying levels of protection from external attacks depending on their threat perception. For instance, some may be interested in light armored vehicles to protect against handguns and other small caliber firearms while others may call for heavier armoring that can withstand high powered rifles and machine guns.

Therefore, various countries have developed ballistic standards to match the common types of ballistic threats present in their geographic regions. These standards involve defeat levels and testing procedures to certify the armoring materials based on the specific types of ammunition they can stop. Some even specify general guidelines on vehicle construction.

In the USA, the standards were developed by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a procurement arm of the US government, with the armor types ranging from I, II-A and II to III-A, III and IV. The European Union has its own ballistic standards, called CEN, which is the B-Level standard and ranges from B2 to B7. The German ballistic vehicle resistance standard is called VPAM and has numerous levels ranging from 1 to 14. Similarly, some other countries have also developed their own standards.

Every armored car company follows one of these ballistic standards in keeping with its mission and client requirements. For instance, International Armoring Corporation (www.armormax.com) adheres to the European Union’s standards as they are more specific to the requirements of armored passenger vehicles. It offers B4 to B7 rating levels where B4 is capable of stopping handgun shots, B5 can withstand AK-47s and B6 can defeat high-powered rifles too. B7 is the gold standard and can successfully survive armor piercing shots as well! The company has built more than 8000 armored vehicles and boasts of a 100% success rate in protecting its clients.