Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Moroccan counterpart Abdelatif Loudyi on Tuesday jointly inaugurated Tata Advanced Systems Limited’s (TASL) state-of-the-art defence manufacturing facility in Berrechid, Morocco.

Singh described the occasion as “a historic moment”, saying it was not just the opening of a new plant, but “the beginning of a new chapter in friendship between India and Morocco”.

The facility will manufacture the ‘Wheeled Armoured Platform’ (WhAP), an indigenously developed 8x8 combat vehicle jointly designed by TASL and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Spread over 20,000 square metres, the plant will produce multiple WhAP variants for the Moroccan armed forces.

The WhAP is a modern, modular combat platform equipped with advanced mobility, prote

See Full Page