Staffordshire Police Armoured Defender 110

History

Several British forces run armoured Defender 110s for public-order and firearms support, built by armouring specialists on the standard chassis with steel and composite panels, protected glass and heavy-duty running gear. Staffordshire Police's example is finished in plain black with a dimpled composite skin over the rear body, a single square protected window behind each door in place of van glazing, louvred ventilation panels on the lower lockers, a cage roof rack, the force crest on the doors and twin blue lights on the A-frame bull bar; inside it seats a team on rear benches and carries extra communications equipment. It was photographed on display for UK Emergency Vehicles' police Land Rover gallery. Its builder, date and fleet size are not stated in the source.

The registry's model is built on its Greater Manchester Police armoured 110 as the queue asked, recoloured black with the screen and door mesh removed, the observation slots replaced by one window each side, the armour texture, louvres, crest, roof cage and bull-bar lamps added; the registration is not legible in the photograph, so the plate is left blank.

Imagery

Registry record

Manufacturer

Land Rover (Defender 110); armoured by an unrecorded specialist converter

Manufactured

Not stated in the source (Defender 110 of the 2000s)

Modifier / coachbuilder

Unrecorded armouring specialist

Engine type

Land Rover 2.5 L Td5 or 2.4 L Puma turbo-diesel (Defender 110 of the period; not stated in the source)

Production run

Unknown — a small number of armoured 110s across UK forces

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Operated in

United Kingdom

Status

unknown

Catalogue data

Record kind

Named model

Model line

Defender

Wheels

4

Nominal wheelbase

110″

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Sources & citations

Researched sources

• UK Emergency Vehicles — police Land Rover 110 search (Staffordshire Police armoured Defender 110) ↗ — ukemergency.co.uk (accessed 2026-09-11)

Catalogue references

• https://www.ukemergency.co.uk/?s=police+Land+Rover+110 https://www.ukemergency.co.uk/?s=police+Land+Rover+110 ↗

Development reference notes

• [Christophe Jacquemont's photographic walkaround](https://warwheels.net/Shorland3apcPortJacquemont.html): detailed door hinges, armoured windscreen shutters, headlamp guards, turret hatch, mantlet and spotlight. The model retains military green rather than copying the photographed Portuguese police livery. · MILITARY-MODEL-REFERENCES.md

  - [Christophe Jacquemont's photographic walkaround](https://warwheels.net/Shorland3apcPortJacquemont.html): detailed door hinges, armoured windscreen shutters, headlamp guards, turret hatch, mantlet and spotlight. The model retains military green rather than copying the photographed Portuguese police livery.