Manufacturer defends police use of military-style equipment. Bearcat vehicles can cost as much as $250,000; critics express concern over the militarization of police departments.

BearCats are popular with U.S. military law enforcement and SWAT teams. “Lenco tactical response & rescue vehicles are in over 90 of the top 100 U.S. cities and at federal law enforcement ...

Lenco Armored Vehicles produces Ford F-550-based armored carriers for the military, law enforcement and international security specialists. ... Its newest vehicle, the BearCat Tactical SUV, ...

A Pittsfield company says it is exempt from President Obama’s executive order this week curbing the flow of military-grade gear to local law enforcement.

The BearCat Armored Tactical Vehicle is made by the Massachusetts-based Lenco, which touts on its website that it's among the most "widely trusted SWAT vehicles in North America" and used by more ...

Even in a country that regularly experiences mass shootings, the need for either military or non-military armored personnel carriers -- known as MRAPs and Bearcats -- is rare, experts told 48 ...

‘Bearcat’ armored vehicle, $430K bomb-squad robot among Sheriff’s Department weapons inventory Under a new law, the Sheriff’s Department has released a list of its military equipment and ...

New BearCat vehicle adds to fleet of armored vehicles in Summit County ... “This is not a military piece of equipment,” Johnson said. “This is an F-550 that has built armor around it.

The F8F Bearcat was designed to be one of the greatest piston-engine fighters of WWII — fast, powerful, and deadly. But when it finally arrived, the war was almost over, and history had other plans.

Grumman F8F Bearcat Specs The Bearcat was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W engine, rated at 2,400 hp for takeoff, while it had an emergency combat rating of 2,800 hp.