Jankel delivers first next-generation Guardian CTAV-URBAN
Jankel's CTAV-URBAN
Jankel has delivered the first Guardian CTAV-URBAN to an undisclosed customer.
Jankel has delivered the first next-generation Guardian Counter Terror Assault Vehicle-Urban (CTAV-URBAN) to an unnamed customer.
The Guardian CTAV-URBAN is based on the latest 2020 Ford F-550 platform. It features a new Mobile Adjustable Ramp System (MARS), designed by long-standing partner Patriot 3.
Jankel and Patriot 3 have jointly developed and integrated a new version of MARS for the Guardian CTAV-URBAN that delivers a narrower, lighter, single ramp, fully hydraulic variant.
The improved ramp system will allow counter-terror teams to effectively operate in tighter spaces and more restricted city environments.
The CTAV-URBAN ladder system has been developed and refined to retain all the MARS standard functionalities while delivering additional options.
The integration of MARS onto the Guardian CTAV-URBAN includes the flexibility to remove the ramp system, as well as other innovative enhancements to improve protection and tactical systems.
The vehicle retains the Ford OEM aluminium body while featuring an improved armour suite that mounts within the vehicle without compromising structure, rigidity or durability.
The vehicle has been fully tested to prove the durability, reliability and maintainability; and to validate the advanced handling and performance characteristics expected of a tactical terror assault platform.
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