M3 Communication Co., Ltd, a member of the military-run telecom conglomerate Viettel, has officially become the first Vietnamese enterprise to participate in the global supply chain of the aerospace industry. As announced by Viettel, M3 Communication will provide...
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is modernizing its fleet for the purpose of border surveillance to combat illegal trade and fishing. Switzerland-based RUAG International has been selected to modernize two of the seven aircraft in RTN’s Dornier 228 fleet. This also...
As the world’s seventh fastest-growing aviation market, Vietnam has formulated a master plan for the development of its system of airports and aerodromes for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision toward 2050. It is expected that by 2050 Vietnam will have 30 airports: 15...
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will implement facial recognition technology in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). This initiative will replace the use of a boarding pass by providing one single-token biometric identification authentication. The first...
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the acquisition of 15 Black Hawk helicopters to slowly address the growing heavy-lift deficiency of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and decommissioning of its Huey helicopters. The decision comes on the heels of a recent...
A German company, MAN Energy Solutions, has won a contract from shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmussen to supply MAN 12V175D-MM engines for two mine-countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) to the Indonesian Navy. The new MCMVs will replace the two older Pulau Rengat-class MCMVs,...
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), one of the world’s largest airport operator groups, has partnered with Malaysia Airlines to roll-out the new Passenger Reconciliation System (PRS) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to boost the safety and efficiency of...
Singapore has submarine rescue agreements with many countries, namely Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, the United States, and Vietnam. Recently, the city-island-nation signed an agreement with India for its navies to extend rescue facilities to each other’s...
With passenger traffic down 98% year-on-year in November, the aviation sector is not expected to recover anytime soon. In late December 2020, the Singapore Government stated it will provide an additional SGD 84 million (USD 63.5 million) worth of support for aviation...
Thai startup and space technology company mu Space recently conducted the soft opening of its spaceship factory – the first in Thailand – a prototype that will form the basis of a larger factory to be built in 2021. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, mu Space plans to...
Following the recent discovery of an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) near Selayar Island in South Sulawesi, Indonesia looks to strengthen its underwater security and defense. The Deputy Speaker (DPR) of the House of Representatives recently urged the Indonesian...
ExecuJet MRO Services, an international aviation services provider based in Johannesburg, has announced its latest expansion plan at its Subang Airport facility to cater to the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services market in the region. The new integrated...
