The INKAS Sentry APC is a Canadian-built Sentry-family armored personnel carrier for protected mobility, tactical response, rescue, evacuation, command-center, and crowd-control missions. Public sourcing supports the vehicle as a configurable law-enforcement, government, commercial, and institutional platform rather than a directly documented conflict-use system, so the catalog keeps it as relationship-only until conflict-specific evidence appears.
The Sentry APC is best documented as a modular protected-mobility platform rather than a single fixed military fit. INKAS describes mission packages for passenger transport, search and rescue, medical evacuation, command and control, surveillance, and crowd-control support.
Heavy-duty truck chassis, 4x4 drivetrain in the defense specification, configurable seating, and reinforced mechanical components for armored-vehicle weight.
Public pages cite perimeter armoring, multi-layer ballistic glass, door-overlap protection, and ballistic/blast standards ranging from CEN BR7 marketing claims to STANAG 2 / 2A / 2B defense-page specification language.
Supported add-ons include night vision, winch, roof hatch or turret, PA/siren, emergency lighting, 360-degree cameras, front plow or barrier, air filtration, fire-source detection, and advanced optics.
INKAS presents Sentry as a modular protected-vehicle family. Public pages identify the core APC, right-hand-drive APC, lighter MPV, longer XL/CCV, TIV, ARV, Medevac, SWAT, ADS, and MLRS-oriented configurations, with several pages emphasizing customer-specific mission modules rather than fixed military marks.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sentry APC | Core armored personnel carrier | Official pages describe the baseline Sentry APC as a heavy-duty truck-chassis protected-mobility vehicle with configurable seating, perimeter armoring, command-center or evacuation options, and ballistic/blast protection packages. Sources: INKAS Sentry APC Product Page, INKAS Aerospace and Defense Sentry APC |
| Sentry APC (RHD) | Right-hand-drive configuration | INKAS and Army Recognition describe a right-hand-drive Sentry APC reengineered around a heavy-duty Ford chassis for markets where right-hand drive is required. Sources: INKAS Sentry APC RHD Product Page, Army Recognition Sentry APC RHD |
| Sentry MPV | Lighter multipurpose Sentry-family vehicle | INKAS announced the MPV as a lighter Sentry-family vehicle with four-to-six-person seating, a pickup-style rear bed, and roles including first response, law enforcement, border control, rescue, surveillance, and command-and-control work. Sources: INKAS Sentry MPV Product Page, INKAS Sentry MPV Announcement |
| Sentry XL / CCV | Extended and crowd-control configuration | INKAS lists Sentry XL and CCV configurations with longer-wheelbase or crowd-control equipment, including front barrier or plow, public-address, surveillance, and area-control options. Sources: INKAS Aerospace and Defense Sentry APC, INKAS Sentry XL CCV Product Page |
| Sentry ARV | Armored recovery configuration | INKAS describes the Sentry ARV with a 12-ton retracted recovery boom, dual 6-ton winches, tool storage, and STANAG-rated ballistic and blast protection. Sources: INKAS Sentry ARV Product Page |
| Sentry AMEV / Medevac | Armored medical evacuation configuration | INKAS describes the Sentry AMEV as a fully armored medical evacuation vehicle with patient transport, medical-personnel seating, urgent-care storage, a wash basin, rear hydraulic ramp, and medevac equipment. Sources: INKAS Sentry AMEV Product Page |
| Sentry TIV | Tactical intervention configuration | INKAS describes the Sentry TIV with a vehicle-mounted vertical assault ramp for special operations involving buildings, aircraft, buses, rail vehicles, fences, and elevated positions. Sources: INKAS Sentry TIV Product Page |
| Sentry SWAT, ADS, and MLRS configurations | Specialized mission configurations | The INKAS Aerospace and Defense page lists SWAT, active-defense/counter-UAS, and multi-rocket launcher configurations as additional Sentry options. |
Vanguard Canada reported INKAS launching the Canadian-made Sentry APC, describing the platform as a heavy-duty truck-chassis APC customized for off-road performance, reliability, weight capacity, and passenger protection.
Sources: Vanguard Canada Sentry APC Launch
INKAS said the Sentry MPV had debuted at CANSEC 2018 and was developed for first responders, law enforcement, SWAT, and border-control agencies with lighter armor components and four-to-six-person seating.
Sources: INKAS Sentry MPV Video Release
Army Recognition reported INKAS had reengineered the Sentry APC into a road-ready right-hand-drive version, including drivetrain, steering, exhaust, and wiring redesign work for RHD markets.
Sources: Army Recognition Sentry APC RHD
INKAS announced a Kyiv presence with manufacturing facilities and an armored-vehicle showroom, saying INKAS Ukraine would offer products ranging from armored personnel carriers to drones and software; this supports regional commercial context, not conflict use by the Sentry APC.
Sources: INKAS Ukraine Expansion Announcement
