South Korean Tigon 6×6 seen in Saudi parade

The RSLF is the first known operator of the Tigon. (Janes/Sunil Nair)

A South Korean-made Tigon 6×6 armoured vehicle was seen publicly in Saudi Arabia for the first time during the kingdom's National Day celebrations on 23 September.

A social media photograph taken at one of the parades marking the National Day showed a Tigon with a raised passenger compartment and the logo of the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF).

A video subsequently released by the Saudi Ministry of Defense showed the Tigon was followed by a Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher and its associated ammunition resupply vehicle, indicating the 6×6 is an artillery command vehicle. First seen in Saudi Arabia in March 2023, the Chunmoo is also made by Hanwha Aerospace.

This makes the RSLF the only known operator of the Tigon, which was unveiled in 2018 as a collaboration with Malaysia's AVP Engineering. The Tarantula vehicle on which it is based is used as a fire-support vehicle by the Indonesian Land Force.

Neither Hanwha nor the South Korea government has reported any Chunmoo or Tigon sales to Saudi Arabia, although the latter told the UN Register of Conventional Arms that it exported 50 Raybolt anti-tank guided missiles and 77 unidentified manportable air-defence systems to the kingdom in 2023.

For more information, please see Saudi military unveils Chunmoo MRLs .