Delta Scientific, the Californian manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced that its DSC7500 swing beam barricade, designed to close off one or two lanes of a roadway and provide counter terrorist level protection against vehicle attack, has been tested in the United Kingdom
The test saw the product stop a 7,500 kg (16,500 pound) two-axle European truck traveling 80 kph (50 mph), meeting the BSI standard PAS:68 2007, which tests barricades to a standard most similar to the US State Department’s K12 rating.
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"The DSC7500 uses its latest in crash beam technology," relates Delta Scientific Senior Vice President David Dickinson. "This swing beam barrier has been tested and certified in both the United Kingdom and the United States to stop truck bomb attackers dead in their tracks right at the barricade. The DSC7500 is being used worldwide, primarily at locations where roadways need to be secured from attacking vehicles."
The DSC7500 is supplied as a manual gate or powered with automation. Other versions include a full swing gate with anti-climb features that can replace existing non-rated swing gates.
Delta’s beam barricades are available in hydraulic and manually operated models. All models are crash rated with one version enhanced for applications at nuclear power plants. Their clear openings range is from 3.2 m to 9.0 m (10.5 to 29.5 feet). Delta builds seven broad classes of counter terrorist vehicle barricade systems, including beam barricades, wedge barricades, bollards, sliding gates, shallow foundation high security barricades, surface mounted barricades and portable barricades.
