Key Points:
- The factory will make the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) designed by DRDO and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).
- It is the biggest defence factory in Morocco and the first Indian private plant in Africa.
About WhAP:
- It is a combat vehicle with strong protection and high mobility.
- It can be used as an infantry vehicle, armoured carrier, ambulance, command post, mortar carrier, or reconnaissance vehicle.
- It can also carry anti-tank missiles and remote weapons.
Why in News?
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Morocco’s Defence Minister opened a new Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) defence factory in Berrechid, Morocco.

