The US presidential convoy usually involves hundreds of trained personnel and dozens of special vehicles. It turns out that the convoy costs a lot in a short time, you know.
Supercar Blondie, content creator named Alexandra Mary Hirschi, tries to explain the flow of securing the US President’s convoy.
“This is the most expensive and most complex convoy in the world. About 50 vehicles and more than 100 staff members of the US President’s security convoy have only one goal to keep the president alive,” said Alex.
The main task of the secret service, the bodyguard of the president of the United States, is to secure the people in The Beast’s car. Originally the car was branded Cadillac One which was customized by US intelligence in a presidential car and was able to protect the passengers inside. “The Beast” is shaped like a limousine, but originally it is like a comfortable tank.
“It doesn’t really look like a limo, but a comfortable tank,” said Alex.
“A Cadillac designed to be safe from attack, The Beast costs about $ 1.5 million and weighs 20,000 pounds (9 tons). The same weight as the Tyrannosaurus,” he added.
The doors are 8 inches thick, the glass is bulletproof, and the bottom is armored to protect against bombs and grenades. This car is also equipped with anti-biological attack characteristics. In addition, The Beast is equipped with reserve oxygen.
There are usually two identical Cadilac ‘The Beast’ with the same license plate. This is so that the attacker has no information on where the president is sitting.
The Beast also holds two liters of the President’s reserve blood, along with a defibrillator and other emergency equipment.
In front of The Beast’s car is the “Secure Package”, a Chevrolet Suburban that is equipped with an antenna to capture radio frequencies and can even block the activation of bomb signals. This car is also equipped with electronic warfare sensors to detect RPG or anti-tank missiles.
In addition, there is a car that acts as a Lead Car, which drives the Secure Package group. Lead Car information and routes were obtained from the lead group, Rpute Car and Pilot Car.
While behind The Beast are three Chevrolet Suburban SUVs. “Two cars have rear windows that open and one doesn’t. The two cars are called Halfback and Cat Car,” said Alex.
The rear window sight of the Cat Car is open so it can open fire if necessary. While the Control Car, an SUV with a closed rear window in which there are military assistants and the president’s personal doctor.
Alex says that if the President is in danger, Halfback is in charge of guarding The Beast. While the Cat Car, which will fight the threat.
The convoy in the front row is the task of the police, namely the Route Car and the Pilot Car. Although the rows of motorcycles are called “Sweepers”, they are usually located behind the Route Car and the Pilot Car serves to pave the way for the US President’s motorcade.
Behind the “safe package” are reinforcement cars such as the ID Car, the Road Runner as a communications center, and the Hazardous Materials Unit in anticipation of a bioweapon attack on the President of the United States.
“An hour’s trip is estimated to cost around $ 150,000 (Rp 2.3 billion),” said Alex.
But this trip includes parades, helicopter flights and plane flights aboard Air Force One. As Jalopnik reports, the journey between the White House and the UN headquarters in New York costs US taxpayers about $ 156,820, or $ 2,614 per minute.
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