Thailand is calling for the private sector to invest in increasing the number of aerospace engineers, which currently do not meet the country’s demand. A key focus is represented by the need to increase research funds to students at high school and university...
The state government of Sarawak, the largest state in Malaysia, is exploring sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to sustainably produce jet fuel and reduce aviation carbon emission with potential partners from Brunei, Indonesia and South Korea. Sarawak is developing SAF...
To encourage future development, the Società Esercizi Aeroportuali (SEA) of Italy and the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) have signed a sister airport agreement. This was within the framework of Routes Asia 2022, which took place from June 6 to 9 in Da Nang,...
On the last week of June 2022, the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) and South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) signed the PHP 30 billion (USD 533 million) offshore patrol vessel (OPV) contract, which seeks to provide six OPVs to the...
At the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Japan Minister of Defense Kishi Nobuo and Singapore Defense Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen signed an Enhanced Memorandum on Defense Exchanges. They also announced the initiation of negotiations on an Agreement regarding the...
Arquus and PT Pindad signed an MoU during the Eurosatory 2022 exhibition, which took place in Paris, to create a future partnership in land systems platforms for Indonesia. This MoU involves the development and construction of new armored vehicles, as well as related...
Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, announced that Bluebird Group, an award-winning Indonesian transportation company, has chosen Darktrace AI to intercept cyber-attacks autonomously. Bluebird Group, founded in 1972 and listed on the Indonesian Stock...
The Philippine Navy, which has been retiring World War II-era ships since 2020, has been on a buying spree for replacement with brand-new and refurbished vessels. South Korea has been one of its leading partners in its massive endeavor. Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai...
The Vietnamese Ambassador to France recently visited a Thales Group’s facility in Cannes which specializes in developing technology solutions for satellite, aerospace, defense, transportation, and security markets. During the meeting, a Thales Group’s representative...
An MYR 30 million (USD 6.8 million) earth station and space technology center is being built at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Engineering Campus in Penang state by Angkasa-X Innovation Sdn Bhd, a local space technology company. The company plans to launch its...
In May 2022, Japan and Thailand signed an agreement for the mutual transfer of defense equipment and technology. This milestone increases the two nations’ security cooperation in the midst of an assertive China in the Indo-Pacific region. The Thai Prime Minister...
A partnership agreement between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) was granted conditional approval by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS). Both the airlines had initially signed the agreement’s proposal in 2019 but got...
