Canadian War Museum acquires type of armoured vehicle used on battlefield in Ukraine

OTTAWA — Brampton-based defence manufacturer Roshel has donated to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa one of its mine-resistant armoured transport vehicles — the same kind being used by Ukraine in the war with Russia.

Jim Whitham, the museum’s director general, says the museum wanted to acquire a piece of military equipment that had a service history in Ukraine, given Canada’s history of supplying the war-torn nation with equipment.

The government of Ukraine has a no-scrap policy and did not want to turn over equipment used in the war, so the museum received a Senator MRAP armoured vehicle fresh off the assembly line and it’s already on display.

Witham says the museum could develop future exhibits focused on cutting-edge battlefield technology used in Ukraine, such as drones.