India Boosts Defence with Tata's Armoured Plant in Morocco

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the first to visit Tata Advanced Systems’ manufacturing unit in Morocco, which will be the company’s first manufacuring facility in Morocco, marking a milestone for India as it moves up the global defence manufacturing value chain.

The Berrechid plant would be the Indian manufacturing unit that produces the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP), and it will be the first Indian defence manufacturing facility on the African continent.

This international trip, the first of its kind in the Indian Defence Minister history to Morocco, highlights the transition from “Make in India” to “Make for the World”. The event shows India’s ability to not only meet but also create demand in the global defense market.

As a consequence of the increasing interest in Indian weapons and platforms authored most notably by Operation Sindoor, the BrahMos missile system continues to attract buyers from almost a dozen countries, including the Philippines.

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Since 2014, India has made significant strides toward domestic defence production and created a vibrant indigenous defence industry that has self-reliance as its primary focus. Supported by the reforms of the Make in India initiative, the sector has become a center for the development and application of cutting-edge military technologies, thus being a source of both economic growth and strategic depth.

Defence exports hit an all-time high of ₹23,622 crore (USD 2.76 billion) in FY 2024-25, showing a 12% annual growth. The public and private sectors together dispatched ₹8,389 crore and ₹15,233 crore worth of defence products, respectively. Today, India is exporting defence equipment to more than 100 countries, including the US, France, and Armenia, the basket consisting of missiles, artillery, aircraft, radars, and armoured vehicles.