Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General MM Naravane is on a two-day visit to Southern Command, touching base at Pune and Goa. During his visit to Pune, the COAS visited Tata Motors at Pimpri where he observed the operations of the assembly lines of Passenger and Commercial Vehicles and the Engineering Research Center (ERC).
A collection of Tata vehicles including Xenon, AWD (4×4) Troop Carrier, Light Bullet Proof Vehicle, and Combat Support Vehicles, namely Mine Protected Vehicles and Wheeled Armoured Amphibious Platform AWD (8×8) configuration were showcased.
General Naravane also visited the Strategic Systems Complex (SSC) of Larsen & Toubro at Talegaon near Pune to assess their production facilities and developmental efforts towards modernising the Indian Armed Forces.
The army chief was briefed about several defence related programmes and engagements of L&T with the Indian Army. The COAS complimented the efforts of both the indigenous manufacturers in promoting the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative in defence manufacturing sector.
