In late 2021 Bastion delivered its first discreet high-security vehicle packages for a partner agency responsible for embassy-district and motorcade protection. The work predated the formal Citadel product name but used the same ballistic-glass and cabin overpressure options.
Operators needed vehicles that looked civilian enough for capital streets yet survived small-arms and fragment threats on approach roads—classic executive-protection engineering rather than battlefield IFV design.
Bastion’s contribution covered armor packs, run-flat systems, and emergency escape kits; the partner retained marque selection and soft-skin logistics. Training included driver evasion and medical layover drills.
Those early motorcade jobs later informed HS-40 Citadel catalog variants for government and critical-infrastructure users.