Thai startup Siam Seaplane is planning to commence commercial operations at the end of the second quarter of 2020. The destinations being planned are all within a maximum of 1.5 hours flying time from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, and include Pattaya, Hua Hin, and...
Sunshine Aerospace Components Factory in Da Nang, a new manufacturing facility for US firm Universal Alloy Corporation (UAC), started operations on 31 March 2020. UAC is one of the world’s leading producers of hard alloy extrusions, supplying aerospace companies such...
The Indonesia’s Defense Ministry has agreed to accept the United States’ military grant consisting of 14 Insitu ScanEagle drones and 3 Bell 412 helicopters. The military equipment is to increase the Navy’s maritime capacity and overall defense system throughout the...
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) entered into an agreement with France-headquartered REVIMA to provide landing gear services. REVIMA is a leading Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) solutions provider, specialized in APU (Auxiliary Power Units) and landing gear...
Mitsubishi Electric Corp of Japan won a project to supply air surveillance radar systems to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) under a government to government (G2G) deal. This will be the first defense product to be exported by Japan after it lifted its self-imposed ban...
The Association of Aerospace Industries Singapore (AAIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with global aerospace startup accelerator, Starburst, to develop the Singapore Aviation Tech Accelerator. Supported by Enterprise Singapore, the programme will be...
As part of its pilot training enhancement programme, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has signed an order for six H135 military training helicopters from Airbus Helicopters. Announced on 12 February 2020, this order of six H135s will complement the RTAF’s...
Singapore-based ST Engineering is exploring the setting up of an airframe MRO joint venture (JV) in Vietnam with Vietnam Airlines and other potential airline partners to cater to Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and the Asia Pacific region’s rising needs for Maintenance Repair...
Indonesia is planning to purchase bigger boats for its Maritime Security Agency (BAKAMLA). The boats would equip BAKAMLA with the capacity to expand their patrol reach and travel longer distances across the ocean. This is important considering the recent dispute in...
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is planning to procure a number of major assets including four maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), six medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and several ground-based radars. This was revealed by recently...
President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed that the Philippines had placed an order of 12 cargo helicopters from Russia during an interview with a Russian television network. The plan to purchase the helicopters from Russia got delayed due to budget constraint but it was...
At the Singapore Airshow 2020, aerospace companies committed SGD 500 million (USD 360 million) of new investments in Singapore over the next five years. JTC, the government agency responsible for the development and management of industrial estates in Singapore, TC...
