Roshel designs and manufactures an extensive line of smart armoured vehicles for military and law enforcement agencies across North America and worldwide. Its vehicles are outfitted with advanced security measures designed to optimize survivability, thereby enhancing their capability to execute missions successfully under adverse conditions. This Memorandum of Understanding enables both leading Defence companies to leverage their respective capabilities, combining Babcock’s global asset management expertise and Roshel’s vehicle manufacturing experience, to deliver innovative solutions.

“We are proud to be a trusted partner of the Canadian Armed Forces and are delighted to sign this memorandum of understanding with Roshel. This agreement will enable us to leverage our global expertise and jointly explore innovative opportunities that will support the requirements of the Canadian Army.” – Jerry McLean, CEO, Babcock Canada.

“Signing a MOU marks a significant milestone in our expansion efforts within Canada and globally. We are delighted to partner with Babcock, whose extensive capabilities enable them to provide in-service support for our vehicles on a worldwide scale. There are numerous opportunities where our combined expertise can collaborate to set new industry benchmarks.” – Roman Shimonov, CEO, Roshel Inc.

This Memorandum of Understanding reinforces both Babcock and Roshel’s commitments to supporting defence and government customers now and into the future, ensuring their mission critical assets and support services are ready whenever, wherever, and however they need them.

The Senator MRAP incorporates Roshel’s extensive experience in armored vehicles manufacturing and offers unparalleled levels of protection, mobility and versatility. It is designed to withstand calibers up to 7.62×39mm API BZ at 30 meters with 695 m/s as well as 6 kg (explosive mass) blast AT Mine activated under any wheel and under center. With its innovative V-shaped hull, the Senator MRAP maximizes crew survivability by deflecting blasts away from the cabin and dissipating explosive energy. The vehicle’s customizable layout and advanced engineering provide an ergonomic and adaptable workspace, ensuring optimal performance and operational efficiency. The MRAP is offered in various configurations (including but not limited to counter UAV, medical evacuation, command and control (C2) providing a reliable and adaptable solution tailored to the unique demands of each mission.

More information about the Roshel Senator MRAP is here.

“It’s a great tribute to our skilled and dedicated team who has been working hard to be awarded QVM status by Ford. The standards expected by Ford Motor Company for QVM converters are rigorous and have a major focus on quality. We look forward to our continued working relationship with Ford and appreciate their support,” says Roman Shimonov, CEO and Founder of Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles.

The Senator APC is a high-performance multi-purpose armored personnel carrier specifically designed for law enforcement and border patrol operations. It is a unique product in terms of technical characteristics, design and assembly. By implementing modular design, we have created a vehicular platform able to support a wide range of operational scenarios, including but not limited to armored personnel carriers, mobile command and control units, law enforcement vehicles, medical evacuation vehicles, and others. The vehicle is characterized by a high degree of manoeuvrability, with the small turning radius making it an ideal choice for urban environments.

The Senator has been deployed by leading law enforcement agencies including Department of State, NASA and others. 

To learn more about the Senator APC, click here. 

Our heavy-duty CIT vehicles are are suitable for large volume pick-ups and heavy-payload requirements, including coin transportation. Vehicles in this class provide the highest level of protection and load-capacity for large-scale delivery operations. Our truck bodies can be customized in many different ways, including size, doors and flooring options, exterior and interior features, safety systems, forklift mounting capabilities and liftgate choices.

“Shifting to environmentally friendly vehicles is our input into making the world a better place. Along with providing the highest standards of safety and security, meeting environmental and sustainability targets is our key priority. We believe that secured and smart hybrid and electric armored vehicles fleet built by Roshel is an effective means of meeting these targets, said Amit Eytan, President and Chairman of the Board, Malca-Amit Group of Companies.

This new batch of vehicles is based on the Hino 195h chassis which utilizes advanced diesel-electric hybrid technology and Hino’s proven Selective Catalytic Reduction System to achieve major improvements in both fuel economy and engine exhaust emissions. The vehicles are armored with light-weight innovative materials to provide an optimal ratio between the level of protection and payload. For enhanced visibility and road safety the vehicles are equipped with OEM-shaped curved ballistic glass.

Roshel has upgraded the vehicles with smart capabilities and connected technologies such as the advanced access control system, encrypted communication with the dispatch centre, 360-degree video surveillance, and others. “These smart innovative features provide our crews with enhanced safety allowing us to ensure secured and smooth delivery of precious goods and valuable assets anywhere in the world”, added Amit Eytan, President and Chairman of the Board, Malca-Amit Group of Companies.

“Transition to green corporate fleets and sustainable fleet management is happening in all sectors, including the cash-in-transit industry. It’s great to be at the cutting edge of innovations together with the customers like Malca-Amit who are committed to lead the industry and reduce its environmental impact along with increasing its security,” said Roman Shimonov, CEO, Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles. “At Roshel we develop innovative cash-in-transit solutions which meet and exceed both environmental and security requirements of our clients. Nowadays, in the era of emerging technologies, it’s especially important to mitigate new safety threats by providing a connected suite of security capabilities”.

To take sustainable fleet development of secured logistics providers to the next level Roshel has been working on fully electric vehicles providing sufficient range for efficient operations.

“The safety and security of our dedicated team of cash services professionals, our clients and the general public is our top priority. We strive to create the safest, most advanced and innovative fleet in secured transportation. Roshel is the ideal partner to make this goal a reality. We are extremely proud to continue to make significant investments and to help innovate our industry,” said GardaWorld Cash Services CEO Stephane Gonthier.

Gonthier added, “Despite the impacts of COVID-19 on our clients and our industry, our ambitious plans to build the most secured transportation fleet of the future has not been delayed or sidetracked. We continue to move forward with our pre-pandemic commitments to continuously invest in our fleet to the benefit of our employees, clients and the general public because safety is our top priority.”

“New technologies are driving innovations in all sectors, including the cash-in-transit industry. It is great to be at the cutting edge of these technologies with clients like GardaWorld who constantly strive to lead the industry by utilizing and deploying the safest and the smartest vehicles in world,” said Roman Shimonov, CEO, Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles. “With each new phase of deployment, we continue to build on the innovations of the previous fleet generation, to develop, in partnership with GardaWorld, a highly-customized vehicle with the highest safety standards and latest security and technology innovations,” Shimonov added.

The secured transportation fleet of the future

First introduced in 2019, this fleet of modified Ford Transit vehicles brings more flexibility to GardaWorld’s fleet. The vehicles are also based on the newest generation of gas engines with lower emission levels and more efficient fuel consumption.

The vehicles are loaded with safety features including anti-collision technology, OEM front and lateral airbags, governed speed limit, clearer view windshields that also meet recognized ballistic standards, and other sophisticated security and safety features directly connected to our North American Monitoring Center. The latest wave of vehicles also includes OEM collision and lane departure warning.

The vehicle is armored with high-grade materials and certified by independent laboratories. The vehicle complies with or exceeds North American regulations. The vehicle also is based on the newest generation of gas engines that is more efficient with lower emission levels.

Roshel’s cash-in-transit vehicles are based on Ford Transit, Ford F-series, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and other popular models. These models offer the most suitable base for an efficient CIT Van able to serve urban areas, including busy downtowns.

Roshel devotes all of its resources and efforts to R&D to ensure that it is able to offer its customers new applications for technologies and not just respond to their existing requirements. Since Roshel’s key focus is implementation and integration of new technologies into its vehicular platforms, the company mostly services the North American market which is ready to embrace innovation.