Tata Motors collaborates with MESCO for FICV

Commenting on the partnership,  Ravi Pisharody, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors Ltd. said, “Defence particularly needs partners with long-term commitments, to see products and solutions through multiple generations of evolution and we at Tata Motors are proud to have joined hands with MESCO and the Indian army’s ex-servicemen, for India’s first indigenously developed combat vehicle. Through this partnership, we will be even better positioned to involve the Small & Medium Scale Enterprises in defence equipment manufacturing and at the same time cater to the opportunities available right here in India.”

Commenting on the occasion, Vernon Noronha, Vice President Defence and Government Business, Tata Motors said, “We are pleased to collaborate with MESCO for the Indian MoD’s FICV Programme. Through this collaboration, we hope to utilize the experience and further develop the expertise of our nations ex-servicemen, to develop and produce components for the Indian MoD’s FICV program. Aimed at creating skilled professionals in the defence space and in-line with the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, the collaboration is expected to create domain specific job opportunities for ex-servicemen of the Indian army.”

(Retd.) Col. Suhas Jatkar, Managing Director, MESCO said, “We are honored to have partnered with Tata Motors in this unique collaborative effort to generate employment opportunities for the country’s ex-servicemen, that will also lead to crafting out a niche of skilled personnel, in the development of defence equipment. Vital for the safe keeping of our country, we look forward to pushing the boundaries of learning and implementation through this initiative”