Armored vehicles Aurum Security
How we armour our cars and how they differ from cars of other manufacturers
VPAM is the latest European standard for ballistic protection, which is now used to replace the old
commonly used classification levels from B1 to B7.
Core 4.1, Hardness 65
Core 4.6, Hardness 60
Core 5.3, Hardness 63
“VR” means that complete vehicle has been tested and certified, and not only the materials used.
So VPAM VR 10 means that complete vehicle was tested and certified to the level VPAM 10, this is the next
level after B7.
It protects against MANY shots from Kalashnikov automatic rifle, and not only 3 shots like regular B6 vehicles (on the area 500 × 500 mm)
It will protect even against a powerful sniper rifle as Dragunov, armor-piercing bullets. When shot at B6 vehicles, these bullets penetrate from one side and come out from the other side
Our vehicles sustain side blasts of up to 120 kg TNT at 4 m – a charge and a distance hardly achievable in a real life.
That requires complete modification of the car body, but if it was not done, even minor blast are deadly for their passengers:
Our armored vehicles have no penetration zones
Obtained certification VPAM VR 10, meaning that the final design has no ballistic gaps.
During the VR certification our vehicle was tested with 550 shots:
Because the practice shows that it is impossible to design reliable protection of the whole passenger cell without any tests; this is also the reason why crash-tests are mandatory in the whole automobile industry.
Here is an example of a regular not tested & not certified armored vehicle – it came under attack in Yemen, 17 bullets were shot at the car and 4 of them (i.e. about 25%) penetrated the protection, wounding a passenger. You can read more about this incident here
We believe that a vehicle with a military level of protection does not have to have the same level of comfort – that’s why we made an effort to make sure our vehicles still have look and feel of a luxury SUV and redesigned the complete interior of the vehicle:
We believe that a vehicle with a military level of protection does not have to have the same level of comfort – that’s why we made an effort to make sure our vehicles still have look and feel of a luxury SUV and redesigned the complete interior of the vehicle.
From August 2013 till February 2016 we were the only company in the world, which certified a civilian vehicle to the protection level VPAM VR 10.
In February 2016 a premium German car manufacturer also certified a sedan vehicle according to the level VR10.
It is only about 12% more comparing to a regular “B6” armored vehicle
Armored vehicle based on Toyota Land Cruiser 300
- Protection class: VPAM 7–9 / VPAM VR 10
- Load capacity: up to 1000 kg
Armored vehicle based on Lexus 500/600
- Protection class: VPAM 7–9 / VPAM VR 10
- Load capacity: up to 1000 kg
Armored vehicle based on Mercedes G-Class
- Protection class: VPAM7 / VPAM7-9 / VPAM8 / VPAM9
- Load capacity: up to 1000 kg
Armored vehicle based on Mercedes Viano / Viano Long / Sprinter
- Protection class: up to VPAM10
Personnel Carrier А-Series
- Protection class: VPAM7/VPAM10
- Load capacity: 1000 kg
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