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For more than thirty years now, BMW has been producing a special range of security vehicles that offer armored protection against everything from pistol fire to small explosions. These vehicles are developed at a special test facility located in east Germany, in a former soviet base, said to have been the biggest military airport in Europe during the Cold War. Here, the Bavarian automaker tests its armored vehicles and hosts a special driver training program where instructors teach participants how to react in dangerous situations and push the cars to their limits. You can watch the video right after the jump. Read more »
- Audi A8 L Security Can Now Withstand Heavier Attacks
Audi has updated the A8 L Security armored luxury sedan, which now fulfills the criteria of the class VR 9 ballistic protection standard, the most stringent requirements for civilian high-security sedans. Read more »...
- Ukrainian President Takes Delivery Of First 10 Humvees Sent By The Us
Ukraine received the first transport of Humvees from the United States, with 10 armored off-roaders being delivered to Kiev’s Borispol airport by a US Air Force military freighter. Read more »...
- Armored Amphibious Reconnaissance Vehicle Turned Into A Taxi In Russia
Russia’s second-largest city, St Petersburg, has a new landmark: an armored reconnaissance military vehicle that is used as a taxi. Read more »...
- Video: Rolls Royce Phantom Gets Shot And Blown Up During Ballistic Test
Just like any other product, armored cars have to pass rigorous tests to make sure they deliver what they promise - even if that means destroying a six-figure vehicle like the Rolls Royce Phantom during the process. In what looks like a real life 'shootem...
- Aggressor Diesel-electric Hybrid Prototype: The Army Gets Eco-friendly
It was bound to happen; after winning the hearts of thousands of civilian drivers, hybrids are a just a step away from conquering the hearts of the military personnel. Take the Aggressor prototype for example. An off-road Alternative Mobility Vehicle...
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VIDEO: BMW's Security Vehicle Test Grounds at Former Soviet Military Base
For more than thirty years now, BMW has been producing a special range of security vehicles that offer armored protection against everything from pistol fire to small explosions. These vehicles are developed at a special test facility located in east Germany, in a former soviet base, said to have been the biggest military airport in Europe during the Cold War. Here, the Bavarian automaker tests its armored vehicles and hosts a special driver training program where instructors teach participants how to react in dangerous situations and push the cars to their limits. You can watch the video right after the jump. Read more »
- Audi A8 L Security Can Now Withstand Heavier Attacks
Audi has updated the A8 L Security armored luxury sedan, which now fulfills the criteria of the class VR 9 ballistic protection standard, the most stringent requirements for civilian high-security sedans. Read more »...
- Ukrainian President Takes Delivery Of First 10 Humvees Sent By The Us
Ukraine received the first transport of Humvees from the United States, with 10 armored off-roaders being delivered to Kiev’s Borispol airport by a US Air Force military freighter. Read more »...
- Armored Amphibious Reconnaissance Vehicle Turned Into A Taxi In Russia
Russia’s second-largest city, St Petersburg, has a new landmark: an armored reconnaissance military vehicle that is used as a taxi. Read more »...
- Video: Rolls Royce Phantom Gets Shot And Blown Up During Ballistic Test
Just like any other product, armored cars have to pass rigorous tests to make sure they deliver what they promise - even if that means destroying a six-figure vehicle like the Rolls Royce Phantom during the process. In what looks like a real life 'shootem...
- Aggressor Diesel-electric Hybrid Prototype: The Army Gets Eco-friendly
It was bound to happen; after winning the hearts of thousands of civilian drivers, hybrids are a just a step away from conquering the hearts of the military personnel. Take the Aggressor prototype for example. An off-road Alternative Mobility Vehicle...