New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday inaugurated a manufacturing plant set up by Tata Advanced Systems Ltd in Morocco’s Berrechid for production of wheeled armoured personnel carriers.

Spread over 20,000 sq m, the facility is the first-ever Indian defence manufacturing plant in Africa. It is also Morocco’s largest such plant.

Under its contract with the government of Morocco, Tata Advanced Systems will undertake the production and delivery of Wheeled Armoured Platform 8×8 (WhAP 8×8) with initial deliveries scheduled to begin next month. The facility became operational three months ahead of schedule, and production has already commenced. Show Full Article

Morocco’s Minister for National Defence Abdeltif Loudyi was also present at the inauguration ceremony.

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