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International Armored Group

International Armored Group is a quality conscious armored vehicle manufacturer with over 20 years of experience specializing in the fields of design, engineering, prototyping and manufacturing of armored commercial and tactical vehicles; armored components; and ballistic glass and framing systems, with locations in the United States of America, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Iraq and Pakistan.

The Company was founded in 1996 as IAG in Canada, with a total of 2 employees. Vehicles manufactured were Cash In Transit Vehicles. By 2005 the comnpany had increases wits ork force to 100 employees, and established IAG UAE. It opened a 600 sq. m manufacturing facility in RAK Free Zone.

Vehicles Manufactured were Civilian Armored Vehicles. The company entered into the Luxury Armored Vehicle Segment - BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Lexus platformss. By 2009 the company had expanded into a 6000 sq. m manufacturing facility. It started fully owned subsidiary Armored Vehicles Manufacturing (AVM) introducing Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Laser Cutting and Bending technologies in-house. Entering into the Military and Tactical Vehicles Segment, leading to the creation of Titan, JAWS, Guardian and Sentinel APCs. Opens Canadian Sales & Marketing office with focus on capturing government tenders and RFPs.

Since the summer of 2010, Falcon Group used International Armored Group’s CEN B6 armored Toyota Land Cruisers daily to transport the core group of engineers among project sites. Having recently passed 70,000km of use in the harsh operating conditions in Iraq, Falcon Group not encountered any problems with the vehicles and was proud to endorse IAG as a high quality manufacturer of armored vehicles. Unlike many other companies that sell armored vehicles, IAG was able to provide a “true” CEN B6 armored Land Cruiser that incorporated multi-hit protection, 39mm ballistic glass and multi-hit protection 6.5mm ballistic steel. Their dedication to addressing the smaller details is also commended, such as the incorporation of billeted steel door hinges to ensure the doors never sag and extensive upgrades to the suspension and brake systems that offer a good balance between ride comfort, drivability and durability. Flacon can truly say we have lower operating costs with our fleet of IAG vehicles versus other armored car companies we have used in the past, mainly due to the better suspension systems IAG engineers and installs.

IAG successfully delivered Guardian Armored Personnel Carriers to the National Security Services for Europe. The Guardian APC will be used by teams of elite special operations institutions across the continent with the sole purpose of ensuring public order and national security. The highly trained personnel of this outfit provide the region’s security services with the added advantage to respond to emergencies and ensure the safety of their people. The IAG Guardian APCs are centre to the National Security Service’s specialized and armored vehicles fleet.

By 2017 the company inaugurated Phase 1 of new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the UAE with combined production area of 35,000 sq. m including glass and laser cutting facilities. It designs and manufactures first LHD to RHD conversion in-house, and expanded operations at the Turkey facility in response to growing demand in the region. It also introduced it first 6x6 APC, the Guardian Xtreme Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle with a complete V-Hull shaped designed floor. The Guardian Xtreme MRAP is available in 4x4 and 6x6 configuration with standard STANAG Level II blast and ballistic protection including the engine bay.

IAG Guardian Xtreme APCs were successfully deployed in support of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon headed by UNIFIL. UNIFIL has around 10,500 peacekeepers coming from 41 troop contributing countries. The Mission maintains an intensive level of operational and other activities amounting to approximately 13,500 activities per month, day and night, in the area of operations. The IAG Guardian Xtreme APCs are supporting the operations of MALBATT 850 and were also a major part of a ceremony headed by the Honorary Minister of Defence of Malaysia. By 2018 the company achieved successful completion of STANAG Level 2A, 2B and 3A blast certification on the Guardian Xtreme MRAP, and achieved successful completion of STANAG Level 2A blast certification on the VR7 certified Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Convoy. THe USA facility was awarded GSA Contract Holder status. The company opened Bulgaria manufacturing facility with focus on the EU market.

International Armored Group operates three manufacturing facilities worldwide located in the United States, United Arab Emirates and Turkey. Each facility focuses on different geographical market segments. With combined 600,000 sq. ft of manufacturing space, IAG is able to produce up to 250 armored vehicles per month. In 2015, IAG expanded its UAE facility to 400,000 sq.ft to include a large production area including fabrication and painting.