Tata Power to modernise IAF's airfield infrastructure

Tata Power Company Limited, through its Strategic Electronics Division (SED), has won the mandate to modernise the airfield infrastructure of Indian Air Force (IAF).

Tata Power won the contract in a global defence tender floated by the ministry of defence, the company said in a release today.

Under the contract, Tata Power will carry out the first phase of airfield infrastructure modernisation programme (MAFI-I), which is of strategic importance.

The programme aims at improving capability of the airfields to handle the fleet of modern combat aircraft being inducted by the IAF.

"Tata Power SED has been closely working with MoD and DRDO to provide state-of-the-art solutions to Indian armed forces for the past four decades.

This contract won against a global defence tender of MoD, is a watershed moment, not only for us, but also for increasing private sector participation in Indian defence sector," Rahul Chaudhry, chief executive of Tata Power SED, said.