Gurkha LAPV ; The Armored Vehicles With Excellent Protection

The Gurkha LAPV is armored vehicles wich has a typical SUV configuration of 4 side doors and a single rear cargo-crew exit door and carries a total crew complement of up to eight persons. Gurkha LAPV is Mounted on the Ford F550 chassis, repair and spare parts are available throughout the worldwide Ford Motor Company. The Gurkha LAPV is armored to the NATO STANAG 4569 level 3 which exceeds the CEN European B7 armor level provides excellent protection. The estimated price for Gurkha LAPV is around $489.000.

With its hollow cavity walls filled with blast protective materials, the side armor, the Gurkha LAPV provides excellent protection against side load IEDs. In addition to its frontal armor, the firewall is a second armored wall that further protects the driver and front passenger from a frontal attack. The floor is protected from blast and even with this advance armored protection, the payload after armoring is still in excess of 2,041kg (4,500lbs).