More details of Indonesia’s Celeris-based 4x4 emerge as customer hunt begins
Indonesia’s PT SSE officially launched the P2 Tiger 4×4 at Defense & Security 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: Texelis)
The Texelis Celeris builds on the rolling chassis of the Serval 4×4 lightweight multi-role armoured vehicle which is being built by Texelis and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Nexter Defence Systems (KNDS France).
Indonesia’s PT Sentra Surya Ekajaya (PT SSE) lifted the lid publicly on the P2 Tiger, a new 4×4 armoured personnel carrier (APC), on 11 November at Defense & Security 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The vehicle was unveiled at the company’s headquarters in Tangerang, Indonesia earlier this year and has since been put through its paces in a series of road trials.
The vehicle is based on the Texelis Celeris rolling chassis and builds on the French company’s concept of integrating local manufacture onto a proven undercarriage.
An example of this on the Tiger P2 is in its armoured hull, which has been developed
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