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ARMORED CARS TAKING OVER THE LUXURY CAR MARKET – NOT JUST TANKS

ARMORED CARS TAKING OVER THE LUXURY CAR MARKET – NOT JUST TANKS

With all of the hi-tech and hi-armored military vehicles out on the market, many people who aren’t a soldier or an officer in the military would also like to be protected with armored cars while cruising around. Many celebrities are now turning to armored vehicles for protection and they are not shy when turning their luxury asset into a well oiled bulletproof machine. From  armored cars to armored ferraris, you name it celebrities are upgrading their vehicles to literally becoming indestructible.

                     

While top armored vehicles that are needed for the Iraq and Afganistan efforts are the:

1- Toyota Land Cruiser 200 series 4.5L diesel or 4.6L petrol Automatic transmission.

2- Toyota Land Cruiser 70 series Diesel, manual transmission,

3- Toyota Hilux 2.5L diesel ,manual transmission.

4- Chevrolet Suburban 5.3L,automatic. 

Celebrities would rather be a little more flashy and lavish with their armored cars.

Call IAC today for your armored vehicle needs! From small to large orders, we manufacture armored cars worldwide!

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EX-IM BANK RENEWS $100 MILLION AFRICA INSURANCE INITIATIVE

POSTED IN: MAY 1, 2012 BY INTERNATIONAL ARMORED CARS | 

EX-IM BANK RENEWS $100 MILLION AFRICA INSURANCE INITIATIVE Cover Policy Expansions Coming in Three African Countries WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) today announced a three-year renewal of the Bank’s Short-Term Africa Initiative (STAI) that provides export-credit insurance for U.S. exporters selling to 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, up to a program limit of $100 million. The initiative is renewed through March 31, 2015. The Bank also anticipates expanding the availability of its export financing in three sub-Saharan African countries: Cameroon, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Ex-Im Bank’s board of directors is expected to authorize cover-policy expansions for each respective country in May. The changes will be made possible by risk-assessment upgrades that were recently approved through a federal interagency review. “Sub-Saharan Africa offers great, untapped potential for U.S. companies looking to grow by increasing their foreign sales. Through Ex-Im’s initiative, the U.S. government is opening markets throughout this region,” said Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg. “We encourage more exporters to enter these markets now to establish a presence that can lead to follow-on business for years to come.” Hochberg added that the financing risks of many sub-Saharan markets have improved significantly and are lower than commonly perceived. He noted that the Bank has had an excellent experience of repayment in these markets in recent years. “Since 2002, Ex-Im Bank has authorized $4 billion to support U.S. exports to sub-Saharan Africa, and we’ve netted more than $150 million in fees,” Chairman Hochberg said. “Ex-Im’s net loss rate in the region is 2 percent, with our fees earning 2.5 times more than the claims we’ve received. This is a very solid repayment record. We want more U.S. exporters to initiate or expand their business in Africa.” In FY 2011, Ex-Im Bank surpassed the $1 billion authorizations mark for the first time in sub-Saharan Africa, with almost $1.4 billion approved to support U.S. exports to the region. The Bank anticipates another strong authorizations year in FY 2012. Under STAI, Ex-Im Bank provides support for short-term transactions (repayment terms of up to 180 days, exceptionally up to 360 days) in markets where coverage would not be available under the Bank’s standard cover policy, which is normally based upon credit-risk analysis for medium-term transactions (repayment terms up to seven years). Currently, Ex-Im’s insurance on all short-term STAI country transactions is available only under the Bank’s single-buyer insurance policy, which is a select-risk authorization. Existing Ex-Im multibuyer policyholders with a diverse spread of country and buyer risk are also eligible but must submit separate single-buyer policy applications for each STAI country buyer. However, under the initiative’s renewal, exporters having favorable experience with highly creditworthy STAI country buyers may have these buyers endorsed to their multibuyer policy. Ex-Im’s insurance is available to support U.S. exports of a wide range of goods, including consumer items, spare parts, raw materials, agricultural commodities, and construction and mining equipment, among others. The insurance covers irrevocable letters of credit, promissory notes and open-account repayment terms that enable the exporter to extend short-term financing to the foreign buyer. Policies are also available for eligible U.S. banks. About Ex-Im Bank: Ex-Im Bank is an independent federal agency that helps create and maintain U.S. jobs by filling gaps in private export financing at no cost to American taxpayers. In the past five years, Ex-Im Bank has earned for U.S. taxpayers $1.9 billion above the cost of operations. The Bank provides a variety of financing mechanisms, including working capital guarantees, export-credit insurance and financing to help foreign buyers purchase U.S. goods and services. Ex-Im Bank approved $32.7 billion in total authorizations in FY 2011 — an all-time Ex-Im record. This total includes more than $6 billion directly supporting small-business export sales — also an Ex-Im record. Ex-Im Bank’s total authorizations are supporting an estimated $41 billion in U.S. export sales and approximately 290,000 American jobs in communities across the country.

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POSTED IN: MAY 1, 2009 BY INTERNATIONAL ARMORED CARS | COMMENTS ARE CLOSED

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When Barack Obama was elected president, America got more than just a new leader. It also got a new car.

When Barack Obama was elected president, America got more than just a new leader. It also got a new car. A foot taller than all the other Secret Service cars and loaded with the newest advances in probably unnecessary technology, it caused a media stir on Inauguration Day. In a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, automobile reporter Dan Neil wrote, “Barack Obama’s new limo — code-named Stagecoach — is a massive, mobile redoubt, a cross between a Cadillac and a hardened missile silo.”

Neil speculates that America’s new 15,000-pound First Car has several inches of outer armor, an undercoating of Kevlar and other materials to prevent damage from grenades and bombs beneath it, thick bullet-resistant glass in all windows and an interior air system made to prevent the entrance of poisonous gases. Combine those measures with “run-flat” tires that will drive safely even when shot out, and you’ve got something quite effective against everything from a mob of people carrying pitchforks to commandos with high-powered weapons.

But if you want your own version of a Stagecoach, don’t call its maker, General Motors Corp. Even though GM could use the business, it’s not going to sell you one. In fact, you can’t even buy a used version because they’re destroyed and replaced every four years. Instead, you’ll need a company like the International Armoring Corp., with plants around the world that equip cars with armor. In its 16-year history, IAC has sold 5,500 armored vehicles in 58 countries.

Armament options are similar to Stagecoach, but not as intensive. All armor is hidden: The entire passenger compartment, including pillar posts and floorboards, is sheathed from inside with ordnance- and shrapnel-stopping material. There is a balancing act here: Retrofitting is done to existing cars that were never meant to carry that much weight. That can make for sluggish handling, even though to survive an attack a car must be nimble enough to get away.

“The most critical area to armor is your glass,” says IAC chief executive Mark Burton. “Ninety percent of the rounds are aimed at your glass, but because they’re bad shots we armor the rest of the vehicle as well.”

There are several international standards for protection — all based around what kind of firepower you think you might encounter. IAC uses the European “B” system, and its two most popular ratings are B4 and B6. A B4 will stop a .44 Magnum. If you worry less about Dirty Harry and more about the Taliban, a B6 rating will defend against an AK-47, an M-16 or a high-powered rifle such as a .308 Winchester. To stop armor-piercing rounds, you’ll need a B7, usually requested for heads of state. A B4 and above will thwart explosive devices from underneath the car, protect the fuel tank and provide run-flat tires. Extras such as a bullet-proof battery, dual-ram bumpers and an internal oxygen system are available. It’s all a matter of cost and weight.

IAC can armor almost any newer model of automobile, from Porsches to Suburbans. If you bring your own car, IAC will fit it to a B4 level for about $48,500, and a B6 level will set you back around $65,000.

Ballistic Protection for Armored Cars

International Armoring Corporation (IAC) uses the most technologically advanced material for their armored cars.  IAC armored passenger vehicles are able to withstand a wide variety of attacks.  To learn more about our differing protection levels, please review our ballistic page.  On this page you will find just some of the cutting edge technology that goes into an IAC vehicle.

   

ARMORMAX®:

Armormax® is the ultimate in light weight ballistic armoring material.  It was developed and owned by International Armoring Corporation.  Armormax® is the lightest opaque armor in the industry; it reduces the added weight on a vehicle by up to 60% (over traditional steel armoring material), making it the lightest weight armoring system in the world.  Armormax® is composed of a combination of synthetic fibers.  The Armomax® composite technology is ten times stronger than ballistic steel – pound for pound!

WELD FREE™:

The Weld Free™ method is the most recently developed advancement from International Armoring Corporation.  Weld Free™ is an independently certified* method used to place ballistic steel into vehicles without changing the ballistic properties of the steel armor.  Standard welding methods cause heat effected zones, eliminating the ballistic integrity of the armored steel.

Ask Yourself:  Is my armored vehicle certified to fail?

*Certified by H.P. White Laboratories

Transparent Armor (GLASS):

Referred to as Lightweight Transparent Armor or LTA®, LTA® is the material used by International Armoring Corporation for armoring the glass in all its vehicles.  LTA® glass provides a superior level of protection against the toughest security concerns, from random acts of street violence to Head of State protection.  LTA® is International Armoring Corporation’s ballistic glass of choice. The LTA® Glass is composites of glass and polycarbonate substrates laminated with inter layers.  This is done to absorb the energy and penetration from various ballistic threats through a process known as “controlled de-lamination.”  The inner layer of polycarbonate is used to prevent spalling (fragment release – bullet, jacket or glass) upon ballistic impact.  To learn more about the protection capabilities of the LTA® glass please refer to the Protection Levels page for clarification.LTA® Glass is:

• Distortion Free
• Looks identical to original vehicles glass – maintains original appearance
• Lighter and thinner than all-glass laminates or air-gap designs
• Unaffected by temperature fluctuations
• Offers dependable protection against a variety of lethal weapons

Run flat tires:

IAC can modify all existing tires in an armored vehicle with Run Flat tire inserts.  The Run Flat Tire inserts allows the vehicle to travel up to 60 miles at 60 mph (depending on road conditions) on deflated tires.  This insert is composed of a ballistic rubberized plastic “roller” ring that is designed, molded and installed inside each tire around the rim. Once the tires are deflated, the solid rubber ring acts as a backup tire, becoming an airless spare within the tire.

Elitus®

International Armoring Corporation’s commitment to continuous research and development assures clients the most technologically advanced armored passenger vehicles available. One example of such is International Armoring Corporation’s Elitus® Overlap System. This concealed molded armoring process (called Elitus®) assures an added level ballistic protection in all vulnerable (“weak”) areas in the passenger compartment – especially door openings and around windows.

Suspension:

The suspension of the vehicle (including shocks, springs and/or sway bars), along with the brakes should be modified when a vehicle is armored.  International Armoring Corporation recommends its clients begin the armoring process with a heavier duty vehicle.  This will help with the modification process of upgrading the suspension, shocks and brakes later on.  The modification is done with a standard package that may vary depending on the needs of the client.

Bumpers:

Dual Ram Bumpers can be added to a client’s armored vehicle.  They are concealed behind both the front and the rear bumpers.  This option allows each vehicle to ram its way out of a dangerous situation without causing inoperable damage to the armored vehicle.  In addition, this modification prohibits corners of the vehicle from being rammed into the tires, thus making the armored vehicle inoperable.

FUEL TANK AND FLOOR PROTECTION:

International Armoring Corporation’s dedication to bring tomorrow’s technology to today’s vehicles is evident in the armoring process.  An example of such is the attention to detail.  To ensure the safest vehicles, IAC protects the floor of the vehicle with a multi-layered ballistic nylon armor that is used to seal the entire floor of the vehicle.  The floor armor is designed to absorb bomb fragmentation.  The armor is concealed under the carpet and seats of the vehicle, maintaining the original appearance of the vehicle.  Armor is also placed surrounding the fuel tank of each vehicle to create an anti-explosive fuel tank.

3RD HINGE DOOR SUPPORT:

3rd Hinge Door support is added to level B7 armored vehicles and whenever possible.   A complete door structure modification is done to support any weight added by the armor material.  This includes reinforcement of pillar posts and hinges.  All modification in the door is done to help the armored door maintain its original functionality.

International Armored Cars

International Armoring Corporation (IAC) is a premier vehicle armoring company that secures all makes and models of cars and trucks while maintaining the vehicle’s original appearance and performance. Since beginning operations over 15 years ago, IAC has produced in excess of 7,000 armored cars.  By using proprietary armoring designs and installation techniques as well as the latest lightweight armoring materials, IAC provides the most technologically advanced protected vehicles available.  These vehicles have been delivered to heads of state, corporate executives, celebrities, religious leaders, and civilian contractors all over the world.

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With manufacturing and service facilities worldwide, IAC is able to provide superior after the sale service. This unbeatable service after the sale, as well as the use of advanced design, materials and installation techniques, makes International Armoring Corporation the world’s leading vehicle armoring company.

Contact our sales representative to learn more about our armored vehicle and how we can help protect you!

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