Billion-Dollar Beasts: Exploring the Most Expensive Military Vehicles to Ever Hit the Battlefield

1. M1117 Security Vehicle with Armor

Joined the Service in 1999 Producer: Textron Marine & Land Systems Price: *$700,000 The M1117 Guardian, commonly known as an ASV (Armored Security Vehicle), has a range of 475 miles at fifty miles per hour. Textron Marine & Land Systems manufactures the IBD Modular Expandable Armor System used on the Guardian. The U.S. Military Police employ it, and it has been in use since the late 1990s.

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M1117 Armored Security Vehicle Facebook.com / @militaryvehiclesmagazine It is more than just a cruiser because it has a machine gun. Its height is 8'5" and its length is around twenty feet. Five persons are needed to run the Guardian. It is propelled by a 260 horsepower Cummins 6CTA8.3 engine. The M1117 Armored Security Vehicle has a direct fire support variant. A larger weapons system on the same chassis became more and more in demand in the early 2010s. This would give the M1117 anti-tank and fire support capabilities. Textron released this enhanced and upgraded M1117 on October 22, 2013.