Roshel Senator Explained
The Roshel Senator is a wheeled military armoured car produced by Roshel of Canada, based on a Ford F-550 chassis.[1] As an APC, it is designed to protect against small arms fire.[2] While designed as effectively a highly versatile SWAT platform, for peacekeeping and law enforcement activities,[3] it is capable of light duty as an armoured personnel carrier (APC) or infantry mobility vehicle (IMV).
Roshel classifies it as an APC.[3]
History
Production began in April 2018, with the vehicle entering service later that year.[3]
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.[4] [5] Some of the donated Senators have been deployed by the State Border Service of Ukraine.[6] In response to the increase in demand, Roshel plans to ramp up production to 1,000 vehicles a year. 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 (US$67.3 million) for 200 Senators.[7] That same month, the Interior Minister of Tuzla Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina announced that it had acquired four Senators for police use.[8]
By 10 July 2023, defence-blog.com reported that 550 Senators have been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces [9]
As of 5 November 2023, it has been visually confirmed that 4 units were destroyed, 2 damaged and 2 were captured by Russian forces [10] [11]
On October 21, 2023, Ukraine took delivery of another batch of Senators, having a total of 750 Senators.[12]
On 21 December 2023, the 1000th Senator had been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[13]
Roshel Senator vehicles have been seen in active use as part of the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion.[14]
Operators
Non operators
- - 1 Senator was captured by Russian troops.[11] 1 captured in intact condition in Volchansk.[20]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Canadian Shield: How Ukrainians are defending their homeland from 8,000 kilometres away Globalnews.ca . 2023-01-18 . Global News . en-US . 18 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118181607/https://globalnews.ca/news/9280476/canada-armoured-vehicles-ukraine/ . live .
- Web site: Senator Multi-Purpose Vehicle – Roshel – Smart Armored Vehicles . 2023-01-18 . Roshel – Smart Armored Vehicles . en-US . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119132207/https://roshel.ca/products/law-enforcement/senator-apc/ . live .
- Web site: Roshel starts production of new armoured carrier — the Senator . 22 January 2023 . . 23 April 2018 . blueline.ca . Blue Line Magazine . 22 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122190956/https://www.blueline.ca/roshel-starts-production-of-new-armoured-carrier-the-senator-5380/ . live .
- Web site: Ukraine received Senator APC armored vehicles . 2023-01-18 . Militarnyi . en-US . 18 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118183433/https://mil.in.ua/en/news/ukraine-received-senator-apc-armored-vehicles/ . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819033905/https://www.joint-forces.com/defence-equipment-news/61400-canadian-donation-of-200-roshel-senators-to-ukraine . live .
- Web site: Chernihiv border guards receive Senator APC armored vehicles . 2023-01-18 . Militarnyi . en-US . 31 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221231174108/https://mil.in.ua/en/news/chernihiv-border-guards-receive-senator-apc-armored-vehicles/ . live .
- Web site: ICI.Radio-Canada.ca . Zone Politique- . Le Canada donne 200 véhicules blindés supplémentaires à l'Ukraine Guerre en Ukraine . 2023-01-18 . Radio-Canada.ca . fr-ca . 18 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118181607/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1949135/canada-don-vehicules-blindes-senator-ukraine . live .
- Web site: MUP Tuzlanskog kantona nabavlja vozila koja koriste vojska Ukrajine i NASA . 2023-01-25 . www.klix.ba . hr . 23 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123183142/https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/mup-tuzlanskog-kantona-nabavlja-vozila-koja-koriste-vojska-ukrajine-i-nasa/230120023 . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 10 July 2023 . 27 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240227054057/https://defence-blog.com/l-159-czech-built-combat-aircraft-ready-to-be-delivered-in-iraq/ . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 8 May 2023 . 25 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925111602/https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819034028/https://root-nation.com/en/articles-en/weapons-en/en-apc-senator-armoured-vehicle/ . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 24 October 2023 . 23 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231023142148/https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/ukraine_gets_another_batch_of_canadian_roshel_senator_mrap_armored_vehicles.html . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 8 January 2024 . 30 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230152954/https://mil.in.ua/en/news/canadian-firm-roshel-marks-milestone-with-1000th-armored-vehicle-handover-to-ukraine/ . live .
- Web site: Ukraine cleared to use armour donated by Canada on Russian territory .
- Web site: Sarajevska policija kupila tri nova oklopna vozila, Katica objasnio njihovu namjenu . 2023-10-04 . www.klix.ba . hr . 14 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231014041907/https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/sarajevska-policija-kupila-tri-nova-oklopna-vozila-katica-objasnio-njihovu-namjenu/230622017 . live .
- Web site: AUSA 2023: Roshel details Senator MRAP vehicle . 2024-03-09 . Janes.com . 9 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240309211218/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/ausa-2023-roshel-details-senator-mrap-vehicle . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819033710/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/gta-company-transforming-ford-f-550s-into-armoured-vehicles-for-ukrainian-war-effort-1.6247929 . live .
- News: December 28, 2023 . Canadian company Roshel delivers 1000th Senator armored vehicle to Ukraine .
- Web site: Archived copy . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819033145/https://roshel.ca/roshel-emergency-response-unit-at-nasa/ . live .
- https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/russia-captures-intact-canadian-senator-armored-vehicle-in-ukraine