RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited HeavyIndustries Taxila (HIT), the military media wing said Tuesday.
According to the ISPR, General Bajwa lauds the self-reliance of HIT andcommended the commitment of Chairman, officers and workforce towardstransforming state-owned defence products manufacturer into a modernindustry for meeting requirements of Armed Forces and Law EnforcementAgencies (LEAs) at par with international standards.
“Self-reliance in defence production is the hallmark of any country and weare proud of the milestones achieved towards that end,” the top militarycommander was cited by the military media wing as saying during his recentvisit.
COAS also got a briefing about the HIT’s capabilities, the progress ofongoing projects and recently undertaken Balancing, Modernisation andRevamping (BMR) measures for the production units.
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He also visited various facilities and witnessed recently developedenhanced protection solutions and remote weapon systems for tanks,indigenously developed 155mm Artillery gun barrel, ballistic, IEDprotection of military vehicles and manufacturing, rebuild and upgradationof tanks and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs).
