Roshel Senator

The Roshel Senator is a light armored vehicle, roughly equivalent to the American MRAP.^[1]^[2]

The vehicle was designed, in Canada, by a recent Ukrainian emigre, and most of its 2000 vehicles have seen service in Ukraine.^[1] In 2023 80 of the company's 300 employees were "uprooted Ukranians".^[3]

Design

The vehicle's engine, are drive-train are adapted from existing Ford 150 pickup trucks.^[1]

The vehicle's armour is rated to protect occupants from assault rifles and shell splinters. It can hold up to 12 troops, in addition to the driver and commander.

The vehicle's cost $600,000 USD each.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 James Careless (2025-07-04). "Made-in-Canada Armoured Vehicles from ROSHEL: Cover Story". Canadian Defence Review. Retrieved 2026-01-12. For the record, Roshel is the leading supplier of armoured vehicles to Ukraine, with more than 1,700 Senators having been donated to that country by Canada and other western nations to date. Available in a range of configurations, the Senators are built using commercial Ford chassis and motors with Roshel’s rugged armoured bodies installed on top.
↑ Murray Brewster (2024-06-27). "Canadian donated vehicles face off-road breakdowns and repairs in Ukraine, commander says". CBC News. Retrieved 2026-01-12. 'Although these armoured vehicles are not meant for front-line combat, they enable the safe transport of personnel and equipment, and medical evacuations,' she said. 'The vehicles' armour helps to shield troops when they are unable to avoid danger.'
↑ Thomas Daigle; Megan McCleister (2023-02-23). "Ukrainians who fled to Canada are building armoured vehicles to help war effort". CBC News. Retrieved 2026-01-12. The Ontario armoured vehicle maker Roshel employs 80 uprooted Ukrainians among a staff of 300, and is looking to bring in more.

[canadiandefencereview2025-07-04-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 James Careless (2025-07-04). "Made-in-Canada Armoured Vehicles from ROSHEL: Cover Story". Canadian Defence Review. Retrieved 2026-01-12. For the record, Roshel is the leading supplier of armoured vehicles to Ukraine, with more than 1,700 Senators having been donated to that country by Canada and other western nations to date. Available in a range of configurations, the Senators are built using commercial Ford chassis and motors with Roshel’s rugged armoured bodies installed on top.

[Cbc2024-06-27-2] Murray Brewster (2024-06-27). "Canadian donated vehicles face off-road breakdowns and repairs in Ukraine, commander says". CBC News. Retrieved 2026-01-12. 'Although these armoured vehicles are not meant for front-line combat, they enable the safe transport of personnel and equipment, and medical evacuations,' she said. 'The vehicles' armour helps to shield troops when they are unable to avoid danger.'

[Cbc2023-02-23-3] Thomas Daigle; Megan McCleister (2023-02-23). "Ukrainians who fled to Canada are building armoured vehicles to help war effort". CBC News. Retrieved 2026-01-12. The Ontario armoured vehicle maker Roshel employs 80 uprooted Ukrainians among a staff of 300, and is looking to bring in more.

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