D&S 2022: D-Tiger 4x4 vehicle is unveiled for export
The D-Tiger from DTI is very obviously based on Chaiseri’s First Win 4x4 MRAP vehicle. (Photo: Sompong Nondhasa)
Thailand is going all out to sell MRAP-type vehicles on the export market, as evidenced by the new D-Tiger.
Thai Defense Industry (TDI) unveiled its D-Tiger 4x4 armoured tactical vehicle at Defense & Security 2022 in Bangkok. The D-Tiger is aimed at export sales, with the first customer expected to be the Philippines.
TDI is a JV between the Thai MoD’s Defense Technology Institute (DTI) and Chaiseri. It was founded in early 2022 to develop and build the D-Tiger for government-to-government sales.
The first country to sign an MoU regarding the D-Tiger was the Philippines, which hopes to buy approximately 200 vehicles. These will be built in Chaiseri’s factory in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.
The D-Tiger can be used as an
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