CAA International (CAAi), the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, has been appointed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to draft new drone regulations. The nine-month project aims to enable CAAT to safely integrate the...
Satelit Nusantara Tiga (Satria), an Indonesian satellite provider and Thales Alenia Space, a French-Italian aerospace manufacturer, have signed a Preliminary Work Agreement to prepare and launch a broadband telecommunication satellite, called the Satellite of the...
The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) formally signed a contract to purchase an air surveillance radar system from Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MEC). The acquisition of the air surveillance radar system is part of the horizon 2 modernization...
Japanese defense companies are increasingly exploring opportunities in South East Asia. One of the latest to make inroads in the market is Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES), which entered an agreement with the maritime division of Malaysian investment...
The Malaysian Ministry of Defense has issued an international tender to supply three unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and two maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The announcement made was in line with the country’s defense plan to procure a total of six UAS and four...
San Francisco-based venture capital and consulting firm Starburst has launched its first Aviation Tech Accelerator Program in the city-state Singapore. The program is supported by Enterprise Singapore, Singapore Airlines, SATS, and Panasonic Avionics Corporation, with...
The Indonesian Defense Minister, Prabowo Subianto, has expressed interest in buying 15 second-hand Eurofighter Typhoons from the Austrian Air Force, stating that the procurement aimed to modernize the country’s Air Force. Austria purchased the 15 Typhoons back in 2002...
The Malaysian government is installing a new Malaysian Sea Surveillance System (MSSS) worth MYR 100 million (USD 23 million) by this year to monitor the coastal waters between Langkawi and the east coast area of Peninsular Malaysia. The new MSSS will be utilized to...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) allocated PHP 126 million (USD 2.6 million) to acquire spare parts for the maintenance of Philippine Air Force (PAF) South Korean-made FA-50PH “Fighting Eagle” light attack/lead-in fighter aircraft. Twelve FA-50PH...
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), through its land system division, announced the signing of a partnership with state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which resulted in setting up a joint venture (JV) company in Singapore, with both parties...
Marsun Limited, a Thai shipbuilding company, has built two more M36-class patrol boats which will enter service with the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), with the boats being built at the company’s facilities in Samut Prakan, and construction of the two boats started in June...
The Quang Tri Domestic Airport will be constructed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model with total investment capital of USD 348.26 million, which will be mobilized from the state budget and private enterprises. The airport will include a 10,000 m2 terminal...
