Chaiseri CAESAR

History

On 20 October 2026, Thai firm Chaiseri and partner company Thai Defense Industry (TDI) signed an agreement with Malaysian company Shafleena to supply 34 wheeled support vehicles for the Malaysian Army's on-order KNDS CAESAR Mk I 155 mm/52-calibre truck-mounted self-propelled howitzers. The order includes Chaiseri's Jackal 4×4 high-mobility armoured vehicle and a series of 6×6 CAESAR platforms in multiple configurations: one medium recovery vehicle, ammunition supply vehicles, forward repair vehicles, and fire-control co-ordination vehicles. The ammunition vehicles are intended to resupply 155 mm rounds; the forward repair and medium recovery vehicles provide maintenance and recovery support; and the fire-control co-ordination vehicles relay firing data to the howitzers. According to Chaiseri, the Jackals are suitable for convoy escort, forward observation, and reconnaissance.

Deliveries of the support vehicles will begin in 2027, with manufacturing in Thailand and Malaysia. The 18 CAESAR Mk I self-propelled howitzers were selected by Malaysia in June 2026, with technology transfer and local assembly planned; howitzer deliveries are expected between 2028 and 2030.