Roshel Senator

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Roshel Senator
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Type Armoured personnel carrier
Place of originCanada
Service history
Used bySee Operators
Production history
Designer Roshel
Manufacturer Roshel
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
Engine 6.7L Power Stroke diesel
330 hp (250 kW)
750 N⋅m (550 lbf⋅ft)
Payload capacity1.2–2 t (1.3–2.2 short tons)
Drive 4x4
Transmission6-speed TorqShift automatic
References Janes [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).

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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

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A map of Roshel Senator operators

Non operators

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Canadian Shield: How Ukrainians are defending their homeland from 8,000 kilometres away | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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