Manufacturer catalog

The Armored Group

The Armored Group is a U.S. armored-vehicle manufacturer founded in 1992. Its public product lines span military armored personnel carriers, law-enforcement tactical and rescue vehicles, personal-protection vehicles, cash-in-transit vehicles, armored SUVs, armored sedans, armored vans, and custom armored transportation for government, military, commercial, and private-security clients.

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The Armored Group began with cash-in-transit armored vehicles and expanded into a broader armored-vehicle manufacturer serving law-enforcement, personal-protection, commercial-security, and military users. Official company material describes TAG as a custom engineering and manufacturing business rather than a single-platform producer, with armoring work across Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, and other commercial chassis.

The company's Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport line is the most relevant catalog connection. TAG's BATT family includes the BATT UMG, a mine-protected armored personnel carrier represented in the conflict catalog, and the BATT-X, a Ford F-550-based armored rescue and tactical personnel carrier marketed to law-enforcement and tactical teams.

In 2023, TAG announced the acquisition of IF Armor International and a 110-acre Shelby, North Carolina manufacturing campus. The company said the expansion added 227,000 square feet of manufacturing space, a live-fire range, a vehicle mobility test field, and capacity tied to multiyear armored-vehicle orders.

Armored personnel carriersMine-protected and tactical vehiclesLaw-enforcement armored rescue vehiclesCash-in-transit armored vehiclesPersonal-protection armored vehiclesCustom armored SUVs, trucks, vans, and sedans

Notable Systems

BATT UMG, 4x4 armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

BATT UMG

4x4 armored personnel carrier

The company describes the BATT UMG as a Ford-based armored personnel carrier configured for military-grade communications, troop transport, command, medical, and protected security roles.

Sources: The Armored Group BATT UMG
BATT-X, 4x4 armored rescue and tactical personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

BATT-X

4x4 armored rescue and tactical personnel carrier

The BATT-X is a Ford F-550-based Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport variant built for law-enforcement and tactical-team rescue missions, with configurable ballistic protection and breaching or support equipment.

Sources: The Armored Group BATT-X, Government Fleet BATT-X Introduction

Manufacturer History

  1. The Armored Group founded

    The company says it began as an armored vehicle manufacturer in 1992, initially focused on cash-in-transit vehicles before expanding into tactical, personal-protection, and military vehicle markets.

    Sources: The Armored Group Company Profile

  2. BATT-X introduced

    Government Fleet reported TAG's introduction of the BATT-X series, a Ford F-550-based armored vehicle for law-enforcement agencies and tactical teams.

    Sources: Government Fleet BATT-X Introduction

  3. Shelby manufacturing campus acquired

    TAG announced the acquisition of IF Armor International and its Shelby, North Carolina facility, expanding manufacturing capacity with a 110-acre campus and 227,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

    Sources: The Armored Group Shelby Expansion

Website links
Official websiteCompany profileTAG identity noteBATT UMG product pageBATT-X product page

The Armored Group uses TAG as an abbreviation and states that TAG Dynamics is a separate company. TAG Defence and TAG Dynamics publish related BATT UMG material, but they are not stored as aliases for this manufacturer because public corporate-relationship sourcing remains limited.

Manufacturer Sources

  • The Armored Group Company ProfilePublisher: The Armored Group | Note: Supports the company's founding date, U.S. armored-vehicle manufacturing identity, market expansion, and military/law-enforcement/personal-protection/cash-in-transit focus. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • The Armored Group TAG Identity NotePublisher: The Armored Group | Note: Supports TAG abbreviation context, distinction from TAG Dynamics, custom engineering capabilities, and broad product categories. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • The Armored Group BATT UMGPublisher: The Armored Group | Note: Supports the BATT UMG product connection, Ford-based chassis context, mission roles, and TAG manufacturing background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • The Armored Group BATT-XPublisher: The Armored Group | Note: Supports BATT-X manufacturer identity, Ford F-550 chassis, tactical-team role, seating, speed, protection options, customization options, and official image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Government Fleet BATT-X IntroductionPublisher: Government Fleet | Note: Supports 2017 BATT-X introduction context, Ford F-550 4x4 chassis, gas and diesel engine options, speed, tactical-team role, and equipment options. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Police Magazine BATT-X SpotlightPublisher: Police Magazine | Note: Supports BATT-X law-enforcement context, rescue-vehicle role, Ford F-550 chassis, protection range, blast-protected floor, maintenance design, and equipment options. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • The Armored Group Shelby ExpansionPublisher: The Armored Group | Note: Supports the 2023 IF Armor International acquisition, Shelby manufacturing-campus details, production-capacity expansion, customer categories, and image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GovTribe The Armored Group LLCPublisher: GovTribe | Note: Supports Phoenix, Arizona headquarters context and U.S. federal-contracting identity for The Armored Group LLC. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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BATT UMG, 4x4 armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBATT UMG4x4 armored personnel carrierBuilt in: United StatesThe BATT UMG is a U.S.-origin 4x4 armored personnel carrier from The Armored Group, built around a Ford commercial chassis and configured for protected troop transport, command, medical, and security missions. Ukrainian forces were documented operating BATT UMG vehicles at Bakhmut in December 2022, while SIPRI transfer data, German government aid lists, and parliamentary records support later BATT/FFG-linked APC and MRAP delivery context for Ukraine.