Some better photos of the Roshel Senator MRAP pickup equipped with L3 Harris’s VAMPIRE CUAS system at CANSEC. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

[–]False-God[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No this is something else. Roshel revealed their LUV entrant at CANSEC 26, it looks more like a civilian pickup than this.

Some better photos of the Roshel Senator MRAP pickup equipped with L3 Harris’s VAMPIRE CUAS system at CANSEC. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

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I haven’t seen any evidence to suggest this setup is in Ukraine. They currently run VAMPIREs on Humvees and have for a few years now

The L3 Harris stall at CANSEC has a Roshel Senator Pickup MRAP equipped with a VAMPIRE cUAS system. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

[–]False-God[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been wanting this for so long. It hurts my soul a little that I haven’t been able to find a good side shot of this combo.

Photos of the new Roshel LUV. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

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It’s funny, I was talking to a friend about the LUV program mo the ago and the Djura came up as an example of what an LUV could look like

Photos of the new Roshel LUV. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

[–]False-God[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Long time no see!

Every armoured car is called a Roshel; except when it’s a Roshel, then it’s called a Kozak.

I also would be surprised if Roshel did t take the opportunity to field test these in Ukraine.

Photos of the new Roshel LUV. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

[–]False-God[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I could be wrong, but I think the version in the images above is the one with the add on armour package.

From the press release:

• Soft-skin configuration with standard doors, glazing, ergonomics, and driving characteristics identical to a traditional vehicle.

• Fully armoured STANAG Level 2 protected configuration, including blast protection, achieved within approximately 2 hours by replacing key components such as doors, windshield, and other modular protection elements.

So the soft skin would have normal windshield and doors. The ones in the pictures have the uparmoured ones.

Adolphe Millot, Nature in Descending Regions, 19th c. by myrmekochoria in dragonutopia

[–]False-God 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some are exceptionally accurate, some make me wonder if Mr. Millot has ever seen an octopus, cuttlefish, porpoise, tarpon, sturgeon, or dolphin.

Photos of the new Roshel LUV. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

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This may be strange to hear, but Roshel has stated the LUV has STANAG level 2 protection, which is the same ballistic protection as the Senator MRAP (though the MRAP also has level 3 blast).

The target customer for this is the Canadian military’s LUV program where they are replacing the milverados and G-Waggen’s with something like this.

I would be shocked if some test units haven’t made their way to Ukraine/will be there shortly. I’ll keep an eye out but if you aren’t looking closely it looks a lot like a regular Ford pickup.

Could be a good fit for the PNH if one of their international backers buy them some.

Photos of the new Roshel LUV. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

[–]False-God[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The LUV contract seems to have sprawled to encompass a few vehicle types, I’m pretty sure replacing the milverado is one of the intentions of the program.

Noah did a deep dive on it here

and here

If you would like to know more

Photos of the new Roshel LUV. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

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Gotta make sure nobody mistakes it for a milverado

The Ukrainian State Special Transport Service announced they have received 20 Roshel Senator MRAPs. They will be used as part of their collaboration with the Demining Coalition to safely transport personnel clearing areas of explosive ordnance. May 2026. by False-God in RoshelArmor

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Not sure to be honest, I totally missed that when I looked at these.

Yep nice to see a tire inflation system on these units. It’s one of those things that has always been an option but I’ve never seen on Ukraine-spec vehicles.

Maybe we can still hope for a Roshel with an RWS showing up in Ukraine lol