Ford Answers the Call for Upgraded Police Armored Vehicles




Today We Learned from Auto Guide that Ford Police Interceptors can Take Armor Piercing Rounds
The world has definitely become a more dangerous place these days. All you have to do is look at police forces around the country and the decked out vehicles they drive today. Due to the complexity and dangers of their everyday job, they have been forced to upgrade not just their body armor but also their vehicles with stronger and more protective bullet proof panels. The automaker Ford has stepped up to the challenge to help protect police forces everywhere. This type of protection was not necessary just a few years ago but that has all changed.

Ford reported that it will offer ballistic panels on its Police Interceptor utility vehicles with protection up to Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice standard Type IV. As indicated by the standard, Type IV hard armor is tried against .30 gauge reinforcement puncturing bullets with a mass of 10.8 grams and a speed of 30 feet per second. What’s even crazier is that police vehicles need protection against such powerful penetrating rounds; however as Ford says, "they are unfortunately becoming more common."

Currently there are Ford Police Interceptors that have some of this type of protection but the latest upgrade will protect from higher caliber rounds. “The fact that we design our Police Interceptors around officer feedback is what has made them number one. Officers globally told us they needed protection from armor piercing ammunition and we added increased ballistic protection to an already great product – that’s continuous innovation,” said Arie Groeneveld, chief engineer, Ford Police Interceptors.

Maybe these bullet proof panels will soon be available to the public as well. Wouldn’t it be great to have that type of protection from all those crazy people suffering from road rage? Thrifty Auto Shipping will be there as your go to car transport provider when these new protected vehicles are made available to the public.

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