Tata Power on 11 April 2011 bagged a contract worth over Rs 1,000 crore to modernise the infrastructure of 30 Indian Air Force airfields. Tata Power received the order from the Ministry of Defence to upgrade facilities, such as lighting and navigational aids, and then integrate them. The order heralds the entry of the private sector in the defence sector.
The US defence major Raytheon is a technology provider to Tata Power SED and will provide software for ATM (Air Traffic Management).
The upgrade programme, called MAFI-I (Modernisation of Airfield Infrastructure – Phase-I) is aimed at improving the capability of the airfields to handle the modern combat air fleets being inducted by the IAF.
MAFI will equip the airfields with the latest gadgetry and aids like meteorological facilities, tactical air navigation, upgraded communication systems, airfield approach aid systems, VHF and other navigation aids.
The Defence Ministry had issued the request for proposal for the programme in 2008.
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