New Delhi, July 24 (KNN) With an objective to set up aerospace and defence centre in Nagpur, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Tata Technologies Ltd and Vidarbha Defence Industries Association (VDIA) in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

The MoU was signed at the Made in Vidarbha – Aerospace and Defence summit held in Nagpur last week.

In alignment with the Make in India initiative, the centre will help establish the State as the preferred investment destination for aerospace and defence manufacturing.

In this regard, the company will first set up NIRMAN, a not-for-profit Common Facilitation Centre for aerospace and defence, and UDAN, an initiative to create high-end skilling centres and provide competency-based education for engineering institutes and universities, the firm said.

The centre would promote indigenous and modernized technological capabilities and develop skilled resources to support Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to be globally competitive in the aerospace and defence sector, the company statement said.

Talking on this association, Anand Bhade, President – Asia-Pacific, Tata Technologies said, “Made in Vidarbha – Aerospace and Defence is a great initiative and we are proud to be associated with it.”

He said ‘Tata Technologies’ unique offerings for aerospace and defence are perfectly aligned to VDIA’s vision of creating a first-of-its-kind ecosystem to facilitate defence-integrated development by supporting the Indian Aerospace and Defence industry to be globally competitive”.

Speaking on the occasion, Lt Gen (Retired) Ravindra Thodge, the Chairman VDIA said, “Our objective is to create an aerospace & defence manufacturing hub in the Nagpur and Vidarbha region.

“Tata Technologies is well positioned to provide the right impetus to this initiative by leveraging their domain expertise”, he added.