Frequently Asked Questions-Company & Process-(2 articles)

Armored cars are made by stripping a factory vehicle to its shell and rebuilding it around a sealed ballistic capsule. Alpine Armoring cuts that capsule from ballistic steel and composites based on CAD drawings for one specific make and model, then re-engineers the suspension and brakes to carry it....

Alpine Armoring has built armored vehicles since 1993 in Chantilly, Virginia, and three things set it apart: independent certification of complete vehicles at the world's most prestigious testing facilities, in-house manufacturing at scale, and a GSA contract that lets federal buyers skip the open bid. Two independent authorities certify the vehicles, not one....