Ford_News
11-17-2012, 10:18 AM
Filed under: Minivan/Van (http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/), Government/Legal (http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Police/Emergency (http://www.autoblog.com/category/police-emergency/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/11/nypd-terra-hawk-250.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nypd-terrahawk-must/)To keep an eye on some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hurricane%20sandy/), the New York City police department has acquired a small fleet of innovative surveillance vans. Built by TerraHawk, LLC of Dallas, Texas, the NYPD (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nypd/) is using four Mobile Utility Surveillance Tower (MUST) vans to patrol some areas of the city that lost power. Animal New York says (http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/heres-the-newest-tool-in-the-nyps-surveillance-arsenal/) that the vehicles are being used in Staten Island, Far Rockaway, Coney Island, and Howard Beach.
The idea of mobile surveillance is nothing new, since we've all seen those little trailers in mall parking lots around the holiday shopping season, but TerraHawk has created an all-in-one vehicle that can be deployed to an area quickly. Driving around, the MUST looks like a raised-roof, four-wheel-drive Ford E-Series (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/e-series/), but when needed, a tower extends from the rear of the van using scissor lifts to a height of 25 feet. Raising the pod takes less than two minutes, and it can be used in areas with winds of up to 40 miles per hour. For added stability, built-in jacks are used at each corner of the 9,600-pound van.
When parked, the MUST uses an efficient lithium-ion battery pack rather than a generator, which would burn fuel and create exhaust emissions.
How much does one of these eye-in-the-sky trucks cost? Well, in base form (without any on-board technology, ballistics protection or four-wheel drive), they start anywhere from $150,000 to $175,000. The units purchased by the NYPD are powered by Ford's 6.8-liter V10.
Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/#continued) to read more about the TerraHawk MUST in an official press release.Continue reading NYPD buys mobile surveillance vans to watch Sandy-hit neighborhoods (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/)
NYPD buys mobile surveillance vans to watch Sandy-hit neighborhoods (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20381955/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/#comments)
More... (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/11/nypd-terra-hawk-250.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nypd-terrahawk-must/)To keep an eye on some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hurricane%20sandy/), the New York City police department has acquired a small fleet of innovative surveillance vans. Built by TerraHawk, LLC of Dallas, Texas, the NYPD (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nypd/) is using four Mobile Utility Surveillance Tower (MUST) vans to patrol some areas of the city that lost power. Animal New York says (http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/heres-the-newest-tool-in-the-nyps-surveillance-arsenal/) that the vehicles are being used in Staten Island, Far Rockaway, Coney Island, and Howard Beach.
The idea of mobile surveillance is nothing new, since we've all seen those little trailers in mall parking lots around the holiday shopping season, but TerraHawk has created an all-in-one vehicle that can be deployed to an area quickly. Driving around, the MUST looks like a raised-roof, four-wheel-drive Ford E-Series (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/e-series/), but when needed, a tower extends from the rear of the van using scissor lifts to a height of 25 feet. Raising the pod takes less than two minutes, and it can be used in areas with winds of up to 40 miles per hour. For added stability, built-in jacks are used at each corner of the 9,600-pound van.
When parked, the MUST uses an efficient lithium-ion battery pack rather than a generator, which would burn fuel and create exhaust emissions.
How much does one of these eye-in-the-sky trucks cost? Well, in base form (without any on-board technology, ballistics protection or four-wheel drive), they start anywhere from $150,000 to $175,000. The units purchased by the NYPD are powered by Ford's 6.8-liter V10.
Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/#continued) to read more about the TerraHawk MUST in an official press release.Continue reading NYPD buys mobile surveillance vans to watch Sandy-hit neighborhoods (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/)
NYPD buys mobile surveillance vans to watch Sandy-hit neighborhoods (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20381955/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/#comments)
More... (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/nypd-buys-mobile-surveillance-vans-to-watch-sandy-hit-neighborho/)