Roshel Senator
Canadian armoured personnel carrier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 capable of light duty as an armoured personnel carrier (APC) or infantry mobility vehicle (IMV).
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| Type | Infantry mobility vehicle |
| Place of origin | Canada |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roshel |
| Manufacturer | Roshel |
| Produced | 2018–present |
| 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 | 10-speed TorqShift automatic |
| References | Janes[1] |
Roshel classifies it as an APC.[4]
History
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Production began in April 2018, with the vehicle entering service later that year.[4]
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 up 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 (US$67.3 million) 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]
By 10 July 2023, defence-blog.com reported that 550 Senators have been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces [10]
As of 3 September 2024, it has been visually confirmed that 16 units were destroyed, 10 damaged and 4 were captured by Russian forces [11][12]
On October 21, 2023, Ukraine took delivery of another batch of Senators, having a total of 750 Senators.[13]
On 21 December 2023, the 1000th Senator had been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[14]
Roshel Senator vehicles have been seen in active use as part of the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion.[15]
Operators
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Acquired four vehicles for Tuzla Canton police in January 2023.[9] Acquired 5 more for police of Sarajevo Canton. Acquired 2 more for the Federation.[16]
Costa Rica[17]
South Korea[17]
Ukraine – As of 2024 the company has sent over 1,400 armored vehicles to Ukraine.[18]
United States
Non operators
See also
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