Last Updated on September 24, 2025 12:35 am by INDIAN AWAAZAMN / WEB DESKDefence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Moroccan counterpart Abdelatif Loudyi today jointly inaugurated Tata Advanced Systems Limited’s (TASL) defence manufacturing facility in Berrechid, Morocco. This is the Kingdom of Morocco’s largest defence manufacturing facility, marking the first such plant by an Indian private company in Africa. Mr Singh said that this is not just the opening of a new plant, but the beginning of a new chapter in the long-standing friendship between India and Morocco. He also underscored that Morocco’s strategic location is a gateway to Africa and Europe making the facility an important hub for exports and collaboration. Mr Singh also said that the facility has already generated both direct and indirect employment, helping to develop a supplier ecosystem, and support critical technology capabilities within Morocco.