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Revving Up for 11 personnel. Capable of being mounted
with weapons ranging from 7.62 mm machine
gun to 30 mm cannons in RCWS configura-
tion. It can also be fitted with a turret housing
a medium caliber, low pressure 90 mm cannon
for fire support roles. Powered with a 525 HP
diesel engine, the Tigon 6×6 has a maximum [ LAND SYSTEMS ]
SOUTH KOREAN FIRMS ARE IN THE FRAY FOR speed of about 100 km/h on-road as well as
MALAYSIAN ARMY'S 6X6 APC CONTRACT having amphibious capability with a maximum
speed of 8.5 km/h on water.

Hyundai Rotem, another South Korean com-
pany, has its K806 on offer. In service since
Yulian Ardiansyah 2017 with the South Korean Army, the 16-ton
vehicle also has a capacity for 11 personnel
including the driver and commander. Its stan-
dard weapon configuration in South Korea is a
manually operated, one-man protected turret
with a 12.7 mm caliber heavy machine gun, but
it can also be fitted with an Remote Controlled
Weapon System (RCWS) housing up to a 30
mm caliber cannon if needed. The vehicle has
a 420 HP diesel engine that helps it reach a
maximum speed of 100 km/h on-road and 10
km/h on water due to its amphibious capability.

Turkish Contender
Turkey’s FNSS is offering the PARS III in the
6×6 configuration. The company has previously
collaborated with Deftech Malaysia to develop
and produce 8×8 AV8 Gempita, currently in
TDM service since 2015. PARS III 6×6 is a
25-ton, 9 personnel carrying capacity vehicle
that can also be equipped with a wide range of
the main armament from small caliber, RCWS
system up to a 25 mm cannon housed inside a
two-man turret. With its 500 HP diesel engine,
the vehicle is capable of reaching a top speed
of 100 km/h on-road and up to 10 km/h on the
water with its optional amphibious capability.

Vying for Attention
Not much is known about the Canadian offer
other than the possibility that General Dynamics
Land Systems Canada, a subsidiary of the US
At least two South Korean companies and three others from Turkey, General Dynamics company, is the one that
Canada, and Indonesia are competing in the Malaysian Army is competing in the programme. Similar to
(Tentera Darat Malaysia – TDM) requirement for a 6×6 Armored Canada, not much is known about Indonesia’s
Personnel Carrier (APC) programme. The winner will be supply- offer. It is however likely that Indonesian state-
ing about 400 units to replace the Sibmas 6×6 Infantry Fighting owned PT PINDAD is offering its Anoa 2 6×6
Vehicle (IFV) that has served in the) since the early 1980s. It is APC. The vehicle is an improved version of the
expected that the service will announce the winner of the contract Anoa 6×6 in which 400 units have been oper-
in February 2022. ated by the Indonesian Army since 2009. Unlike
its predecessor, Anoa 2 is an amphibious-ca-
South Korean Duo pable APC with a combat weight of about 15
South Korea’s Hanwha Defence is offering its Tigon 6×6 that was tons. Powered with a 320 HP diesel engine,
first introduced during Defence Services Asia (DSA) expo 2018 in Anoa 2 has a maximum speed of about 80 km/h
Kuala Lumpur. Developed in cooperation with AVP Engineering, a on-road and about 6 km/h top speed on the
Malaysian company, Tigon 6×6 is a 21-ton vehicle with a capacity water.

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