The president has 12 identical limos in rotation and, when not in use,
they’re parked in the basement of the Secret Service’s headquarters and
are under 24-hour surveillance.
they’re parked in the basement of the Secret Service’s headquarters and
are under 24-hour surveillance.
Designed from the ground up by the Secret Service, President Barack Obama‘s $1.5 million “Cadillac One,” aka “The Beast,” is a moving fortress impenetrable by bullets and bombs.
President Barack Obama inside “The Beast”
(AP/Amanda Macias
The president has
12 identical limos in rotation and, when not in use, they’re parked in
the basement of the Secret Service’s headquarters and are under 24-hour
surveillance.
12 identical limos in rotation and, when not in use, they’re parked in
the basement of the Secret Service’s headquarters and are under 24-hour
surveillance.
US President’s official vehicle “The Beast”
(AP/Amanda Macias)
Obama, who arrived Kenya hours ago will ride ‘The Beast’ throughout his stay in his father’s home country.
Check out 10 facts about the armoured vehicle below:
1. REAR SEAT/COMPARTMENT
The
president’s seat has a state-of-the-art satellite phone and direct line
to the Vice-president and the Pentagon. It can seat up to four persons.
The glass partition can be lowered only by the president.
president’s seat has a state-of-the-art satellite phone and direct line
to the Vice-president and the Pentagon. It can seat up to four persons.
The glass partition can be lowered only by the president.
US President’s official vehicle “The Beast”
(AP/Amanda Macias)
2. DEFENCE ACCESSORIES
It
is equipped with night-vision camera, pump-action shotgun, teargas
cannons. The car also has a cache of the first family’s blood types.
is equipped with night-vision camera, pump-action shotgun, teargas
cannons. The car also has a cache of the first family’s blood types.
3. TYRES
It has run-flat tyres reinforced with Kevlar and is shred and puncture resistant
4. DOORS
Its armour-plating is 8 inches thick. It weighs as much as a Boeing 757.
“The Beast”
(AP/Amanda Macias)
5. It has Night-vision camera around the full light area
6. FUEL TANK
It is sealed with a specially designed foam which prevents if from exploding
7. BOOT
It hold oxygen tanks, firefighting equipment
Obama steps out of “The Beast”
(AP/Amanda Macias
8. DRIVER’S COMPARTMENT
The
car has standard steering wheel, but the dash baord contains a
communications centre and GPS tracking systems. The driver’s window can
be lowered only 3 inches. The driver is trained by the Secret Service to
escape and evade enemy and perform a 180-degree ‘J-turn’
car has standard steering wheel, but the dash baord contains a
communications centre and GPS tracking systems. The driver’s window can
be lowered only 3 inches. The driver is trained by the Secret Service to
escape and evade enemy and perform a 180-degree ‘J-turn’
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