Roshel Senator
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of originCanada
Service history
Used bySee Operators
Production history
DesignerRoshel
ManufacturerRoshel
Produced2018-Present
Specifications
Mass8 t (8.8 short tons)
Length5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Width2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Crew2
Passengers10
Engine6.7L Power Stroke diesel
330 hp (250 kW)
750 N⋅m (550 lbf⋅ft)
Payload capacity1.2–2 t (1.3–2.2 short tons)
Drive4x4
Transmission6-speed TorqShift automatic
ReferencesJanes[1]

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).

Roshel classifies it as an APC.[4]

History

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 5 November 2023, it has been visually confirmed that 4 units were destroyed, 2 damaged and 2 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]

Operators

A map of Roshel Senator operators

Non operators

  •  Russia - 2 units were captured by Russian troops.[12]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roshel Senator.

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. 1 2 "Canadian Shield: How Ukrainians are defending their homeland from 8,000 kilometres away | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Senator Multi-Purpose Vehicle – Roshel – Smart Armored Vehicles". Roshel – Smart Armored Vehicles. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Roshel starts production of new armoured carrier — the Senator". blueline.ca. Blue Line Magazine. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Ukraine received Senator APC armored vehicles". Militarnyi. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. ↑ https://www.joint-forces.com/defence-equipment-news/61400-canadian-donation-of-200-roshel-senators-to-ukraine
  7. ↑ "Chernihiv border guards receive Senator APC armored vehicles". Militarnyi. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. 1 2 "MUP Tuzlanskog kantona nabavlja vozila koja koriste vojska Ukrajine i NASA". www.klix.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  10. ↑ https://defence-blog.com/ukraines-commander-in-chief-uses-new-command-control-vehicle/l
  11. ↑ https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html
  12. 1 2 3 https://root-nation.com/en/articles-en/weapons-en/en-apc-senator-armoured-vehicle/
  13. ↑ https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/ukraine_gets_another_batch_of_canadian_roshel_senator_mrap_armored_vehicles.html
  14. ↑ https://mil.in.ua/en/news/canadian-firm-roshel-marks-milestone-with-1000th-armored-vehicle-handover-to-ukraine/
  15. ↑ "Sarajevska policija kupila tri nova oklopna vozila, Katica objasnio njihovu namjenu". www.klix.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  16. ↑ https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/gta-company-transforming-ford-f-550s-into-armoured-vehicles-for-ukrainian-war-effort-1.6247929
  17. ↑ https://roshel.ca/roshel-emergency-response-unit-at-nasa/
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