Roshel Develops SUV That Converts Into Armored Vehicle in Two Hours

The Canadian company Roshel has developed a concept for a modular light SUV that can be converted into an armored vehicle in about two hours.

Defence Blog reported on this.

The project is designed to address logistical and economic challenges faced by defense planners in Canada and other NATO countries.

The modular light SUV (LUV) will be presented at the CANSEC 2026 exhibition in Ottawa.

The concept uses a standard SUV as a base vehicle, which can be fitted with armored doors, windshields, and other modular components when required.

This increases the vehicle’s protection level to STANAG Level 2.

According to the developers, this approach is intended to maintain the readiness of protected transport without requiring armed forces to maintain large fleets of specialized armored vehicles in peacetime.

“…the vehicles require specialized storage, maintenance, trained crews, and supply chains even when no immediate threat justifies their full operational deployment,” the media noted.

STANAG Level 2 ballistic and mine protection provides protection against shell fragments, small arms fire, and the blast effects of mines and improvised explosive devices.

This is not the highest available level of protection, but it is sufficient to counter the most common threats in conflicts involving NATO countries since the end of the Cold War.

In addition, at CANSEC 2026, Roshel will present the Senator medical evacuation armored vehicle, designed for casualty evacuation.

The company has already supplied 2,500 Senator armored vehicles to Ukraine and has also launched production in Ukraine.