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according to a report by india's "economic times" on the 28th, a defense company under the indian tata group will open a factory in morocco. this will be india's first overseas military factory and has been described by the indian media as "a milestone in india's defense export strategy." ".

it is reported that the factory was opened by tata advanced systems limited (tasl), a subsidiary of the indian tata group. the factory is located in dalbeida (also known as casablanca), morocco, and aims to produce whap-type 8-wheel infantry for the royal moroccan armed forces. chariot. tasl ceo sukaran singh revealed to the media that the factory is expected to be officially put into operation within a year, with the capacity to produce 100 whap eight-wheeled infantry fighting vehicles per year, and will purchase the first moroccan infantry fighting vehicle in 18 months. the batch of products is delivered.

in recent years, some african countries, including morocco, have been trying to upgrade their equipment. according to morocco world news, morocco received 92 indian-made infantry fighting vehicles in january last year. in addition, it also reached military cooperation agreements with the united states, israel and other countries. compared with the previous purchase of equipment produced in india, cooperation with india in opening a military factory in the country is an important sign of morocco deepening defense cooperation with india.

sukaran singh said that in addition to completing orders from morocco, setting up a factory there also has special significance for india. the factory will create 350 jobs, a considerable number of which will remain in the indian market. in addition, this move will also help indian weapons and equipment enter the broader african market in the future.

in recent years, india has been vigorously developing its military industry. on the 10th of this month, the us military giant lockheed martin and tasl announced that they would expand cooperation in india and jointly establish c-130j transport aircraft maintenance and operation facilities. last year, india exhibited indian military equipment to 31 african countries during the africa-india joint training exercise, hoping to sell its products to these countries with price advantages.