Canadian armoured vehicle manufacturer Roshel has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Swedish steel producer Swebor to produce ballistic-grade steel in Canada. In a press statement, Roshel said that the partnership “will leverage Swedish expertise and Canadian natural resources and production capacity to address a significant production gap in terms of strategic industrial capability, sovereignty, and national defence readiness.” Roshel said it expects the new facility will create skilled jobs, introduce advanced manufacturing technologies and provide economic benefits to Canada’s industrial sector. Although other forms of steel manufacturing exist in Canada, this project will be the first fully dedicated to ballistic-grade production. According to Roshel, intellectual property for the new facility will be jointly held by Roshel and Swebor, ensuring “shared innovation and long-term collaboration.” “We are delighted to be bringing advanced manufacturing in Canada, which will leverage Canadian mined iron ore, and our domestic steel production to produce ballistic steel,” stated Roman Shimonov, CEO of Roshel. “This is an excellent, new collaboration between Sweden and Canada. We are keen to advance bilateral cooperation, such as this project,” added Hans Bergman, Chairman of the Board of Swebor.