Barrier Stops Third Intruder at Naval Air Station - Corpus Christi in 15 Months

  • Jun 04, 2020

Delta Scientific has announced that, on May 21, a terrorist tried to speed past a Delta Scientific MP5000 portable barrier onto the Naval Air Station - Corpus Christi. The intruder shot at the gate's base security sailor but struck her bullet-resistant vest. According to the Associated Press, the sailor, who survived, then rolled over and hit the switch that raised the barrier, preventing the terrorist from gaining access to the base. This took place at about 6 a.m.

"Our portable barrier has protected the men and women serving the Naval Air Station - Corpus Christi from the potential dangers of unauthorized vehicle intrusion three times in the past 15 months," said Greg Hamm, Delta vice president of sales and marketing. "On Feb. 14, 2019, our portable barrier stopped a trespasser who had driven across the base to escape but crashed into the Delta unit and erupted into flames. Later last year, on October 7, 2019, the portable barrier stopped a stolen pick-up truck at the entrance gate. Last Friday's attack, involving a terrorist, was only six months later."

The self-contained MP5000 mobile deployable vehicle crash barriers now carry an ASTM rating as high as M50, able to stop and disable a 15,000 lb (66.7 kN) G.V.W. vehicle moving at 50 mph (80.4 kph). They tow into position to control vehicle access within 15 minutes. No excavation or sub-surface preparation is required. Once positioned, the mobile barricades will unpack themselves by using hydraulics to raise and lower the barriers off their wheels. DC-powered pumps will then raise or lower the barriers. Once the event is over, procedures are reversed and the barriers are towed away.

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