Tata Motors working on building vehicles for defence sector

Tata Motors has been a strategic partner of the Indian Armed Forces from as early on as 1958. Since then, the brand’s portfolio has grown considerably in all classes from light to heavy vehicles for the defence sector. The company is now in the process of developing a new range of vehicles which are capable of carrying weapons.  

"We have successfully tested the vehicles meant for defence sector. We only need some time to complete more tests required for standard and quality," says A B Lall, plant head of the Jamshedpur unit of Tata Motors.

"We are in the process of producing different variants of the vehicle, capable of carrying weapons and travelling in deserts," he added.

For years, Tata has been building vehicles for the defence sector; however, the models were primarily designed for troop carriers. The company says it has now taken an order for around 585 vehicles from the United Nations as part of its support mission in East and North Africa. The vehicle in question is the Minusma which would be capable of hauling weapons and traversing through deserts.