At the recent World Defense Show expo in Riyadh the Saudi Arabian Border Guard (SABG) unveiled their new Otokar URAL II Double Cab APC.
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Saudi Arabia’s military forces fall into three distinct categories: KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) Armed Forces, under the Ministry of Defence and consisting of KSA Army, KSA Air Force and KSA Navy; Saudi Arabian National Guard or SANG; under the Ministry of National Guard; and Saudi Arabian Border Guard or SABG, under the Ministry of the Interior. All three Ministries displayed at the 2026 World Defence Show in Riyadh, with the latter unveiling an in-service example of their new Otokar URAL II 4×4 four-door armoured vehicle on their outdoor stand.
First displayed by the SABG in January of this year during the closing ceremony for Exercise WATAN 95 (HOMELAND 95) with a few photos subsequently appearing on social media, the URAL II is an uprated version of the earlier Otokar URAL armoured personnel carrier first produced around 2014. The Turkish manufacturer is contractually constrained by confidentiality clauses from discussing details of the SABG procurement, so for the moment we were unable to ascertain precise details of this vehicle.
However in an 08 February press release coinciding with the start of WDS 2026, Otokar announced the company would “introduce the new URAL II for the first time. URAL II reflects an evolution of the platform, offering enhanced ballistic and mine protection developed in line with changing operational needs and the demands of complex and high-risk environments.”
The statement continued: “Debuting at World Defense Show 2026, URAL II marks the latest development within Otokar’s tactical wheeled armoured vehicle family, introducing an increased level of ballistic and mine protection while preserving the platform’s established mobility characteristics. Designed in response to the operational requirements of internal security and paramilitary forces, URAL II prioritises crew protection in higher-risk operating environments without compromising agility. The platform’s modular architecture allows configuration for different mission profiles, supporting flexible deployment across a range of security tasks.”
If/when more details of the new URAL II are released I will endeavour to update this page, but in the meantime I have uploaded the 2025 spec sheet for the earlier version as seen in Istanbul last summer.
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