# Roshel Senator

The Roshel Senator is a wheeled military armoured car produced by Roshel of Canada, based on a Ford F-550 chassis. As an APC, it is designed to protect against small arms fire. While designed as effectively a highly versatile SWAT platform, for peacekeeping and law enforcement activities, it is capable of light duty as an armoured personnel carrier (APC) or infantry mobility vehicle (IMV).
Roshel classifies it as an APC.

## History

Production began in April 2018, with the vehicle entering service later that year.
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. Some of the donated Senators have been deployed by the State Border Service of Ukraine. 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. That same month, the Interior Minister of Tuzla Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina announced that it had acquired four Senators for police use.
By 10 July 2023, defence-blog.com reported that 550 Senators have been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
As of 3 September 2024, it has been visually confirmed that 16 units were destroyed, 10 damaged and 4 were captured by Russian forces
On October 21, 2023, Ukraine took delivery of another batch of Senators, having a total of 750 Senators.
On 21 December 2023, the 1000th Senator had been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Roshel Senator vehicles have been seen in active use as part of the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion. As of 04 March 2025, 56 Senators has been destroyed , damaged or captured by Russian forces.

## Operators

* Bosnia and Herzegovina – Acquired four vehicles for Tuzla Canton police in January 2023. Acquired 5 more for police of Sarajevo Canton. Acquired 2 more for the Federation.
* Costa Rica
* South Korea
* Ukraine – As of 2024 the company has sent over 1,400 armored vehicles to Ukraine. Ukraine lost 56 Senators as of 04 March 2025.
* United States
** National Aeronautics and Space Administration

### Non operators

* Russia - 8 Senator was captured by Russian troops. 1 captured in intact condition in Vovchansk.

## Variants

* Senator APC: Original version available from 2018 onwards, featuring a four-door SUV body with single rear door and capacity for up to 10 passengers.
** Senator Emergency Response Vehicle: Variant oriented towards SWAT vehicle roles, featuring CEN B7 protection, emergency sirens, and external view cameras.
** Senator Pickup: Variant oriented towards cargo transport featuring a four-door, 5 passenger crew cab pickup truck body and payload rating raised to 3,500 kg.
** Senator Medical Evacuation Vehicle: Variant oriented towards medical evacuation, featuring double rear doors for enhanced access to rear compartment, deletion of the weapons mount on the roof, and fitment of an air filtration system.
** Senator Explosive Ordnance Disposal: Variant oriented towards bomb disposal, featuring a heavy-duty rear ramp for deployment of bomb disposal robots, as well as a higher roof for accommodation of specialty equipment.
* Senator MRAP: Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle variant, first presented in 2023, featuring a heavily modified two-door body with capacity for up to 8 passengers. The Senator MRAP features a double V-hull for enhanced protection from mines and IEDs and is certified to meet STANAG 4569 Level II ballistic protection and Level III blast protection.