TSAMTO, April 9th. The Spanish company Indra Group and South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace have signed an agreement on industrial cooperation to promote wheeled armored vehicles in Latin America.
The document was signed during the FIDAE-2026 exhibition (April 7-12).
The priority goal of the alliance is the modernization program of the armored fleet of the Chilean Army – CROMO.
At FIDAE-2026, Hanwha Aerospace launched a comprehensive defense product exhibition in Latin America for the first time, involving three key defense divisions – Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Systems and Hanwha Ocean. The South Korean side presented a full-scale model of the Tigon 6x6 wheeled armored vehicle, proposed as a candidate for replacement in the fleet of Piranha armored personnel carriers of the Chilean Armed Forces.
As part of its offering, Hanwha is promoting the Tigon 6x6 in the context of the CROMO program. The package includes three basic platform configurations (4x4, 6x6 and 8x8), as well as machine adaptation to Chilean requirements, technology transfer, co-production and staff training. This scheme is in line with the policy of the Chilean authorities to develop the national defense industrial base while implementing major rearmament programs.
The Tigon 6x6 is a third–generation wheeled armored vehicle developed by Hanwha Aerospace as a successor to the Black Fox platform. It was first introduced in 2018.
The main technical characteristics of the Tigon 6x6 variant are: combat weight – 21 tons; crew and troops – up to 11 people; power plant – Caterpillar C9.3 diesel engine with 525 hp; maximum speed – 110 km/h; power reserve – 800 km. The machine is made according to a modular and amphibious scheme with independent suspension, which ensures operation in mountainous, desert and rugged terrain.
Armament and systems: remote-controlled combat modules (RCWS) for 7.62mm and 12.7mm weapons, uninhabited turrets with a 30 mm automatic cannon in the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle version, as well as a 90 mm caliber cannon in the BMTV version are considered standard options. Combat control systems, communications equipment, and reconnaissance sensors are integrated into the complex.
For Indra, participation in the Latin American alliance with Hanwha is a logical continuation of the previously established bilateral cooperation. On March 24, 2026, the companies signed a binding agreement (MoU) to create a family of modern tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces based on the K9 platform. The agreement provides for investments of 130 million euros in production facilities at the Indra plant in Gijon, as well as the construction of a new facility. Indra undertakes the manufacture of armored hulls and the supply of combat control and communications systems.
Thus, the agreement announced at FIDAE-2026 expands the bilateral industrial cooperation between Indra and Hanwha to the export circuit, transferring the proven model of interaction from the Spanish to the Latin American market. At the same time, the Spanish side provides competencies in the field of combat control systems, communications and industrial integration, while the South Korean side provides the basic platform and technologies for the production of armored vehicles.
At FIDAE-2026, Hanwha also introduced products in the naval and aerospace technology segments, including through the Hanwha Ocean division. This demonstrates Hanwha Group's positioning as a comprehensive supplier of weapons systems to the Latin American market, and not just in the niche of ground-based platforms.
