Roshel Senator
The Roshel Senator is a wheeled military armoured car produced by Roshel of Canada, based on a Ford F-550 chassis.[2] As an APC, it is designed to protect against small arms fire.[3] While designed as effectively a highly versatile SWAT platform, for peacekeeping and law enforcement activities,[4] it is also capable of light duty as an armoured personnel carrier (APC) or infantry mobility vehicle (IMV). Roshel classifies it as an APC.[4] Production began in April 2018, with the vehicle slated to enter active service later that year.[4]
| Roshel Senator | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | Canada |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See operators |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Roshel |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 8 t (8.8 short tons) |
| Length | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) |
| Crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 10 |
| Engine | 6.7L Power Stroke diesel 330 hp (250 kW) 750 N⋅m (550 lbf⋅ft) |
| Payload capacity | 1.2–2 t (1.3–2.2 short tons) |
| Drive | 4x4 |
| Transmission | 6-speed TorqShift automatic |
| References | Janes[1] |
History
In 2020, during the Crew Dragon Demo-2 test flight, Senators were used to defend astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
In 2022, many newly-built Senators were shipped to Ukraine as part of military aid packages to the Ukrainian government during the Russian invasion.[5][6] Some of the donated Senators have been deployed by the State Border Service of Ukraine.[7] In response to the increase in demand, Roshel plans to ramp production to 1,000 vehicles a year.[2] This was the first time the vehicle was used for combat.
In January 2023, Canada announced an aid package to Ukraine worth $90 million CAD ($67.3 million USD) for 200 Senators.[8] That same month, the Interior Minister of Tuzla Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina announced that it had acquired four Senators for police use.[9]
As of 5 May 2023, 3 units were destroyed by Russian forces [10]
Operators
Current operators
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Acquired four vehicles in January 2023.[9].svg.png.webp)
Canada
Ukraine – Received eight vehicles in May 2022, and will receive 200 more as part of aid package from Canada.[5]
United States
References
- Connors, Shaun (17 October 2018), "Roshel's new Senator tactical vehicle breaks cover", Janes International Defence Review, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited., retrieved 5 February 2023
- "Canadian Shield: How Ukrainians are defending their homeland from 8,000 kilometres away | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "Senator Multi-Purpose Vehicle – Roshel – Smart Armored Vehicles". Roshel – Smart Armored Vehicles. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "Roshel starts production of new armoured carrier — the Senator". blueline.ca. Blue Line Magazine. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- "Ukraine received Senator APC armored vehicles". Militarnyi. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "Roshel on CBC". YouTube.
- "Chernihiv border guards receive Senator APC armored vehicles". Militarnyi. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique-. "Le Canada donne 200 véhicules blindés supplémentaires à l'Ukraine | Guerre en Ukraine". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "MUP Tuzlanskog kantona nabavlja vozila koja koriste vojska Ukrajine i NASA". www.klix.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html
- "NASA uses new Senator armored vehicles to support historic mission to ISS". Defence Blog. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
