Thales and PT Len have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on radar development for the Indonesian military. The MoU also extends the collaboration to include technology transfer and training for radar management and maintenance, an area that the...
The state of Sabah in Malaysia will host the country’s first and only aircraft maintenance technician training center when the proposed MYR 25 million (USD 5.99 million) KKIP Aerospace Training Center at Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) starts running by mid 2020....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has acquired fresh vehicles, equipment and bomb-sniffing dogs to beef up the capabilities of its operating units. The acquisition is worth PHP 1.8 billion (USD 34.5 million) and was part of the PNP’s capability enhancement program...
Jet Aviation, a subsidiary of American aerospace and defense multinational General Dynamics, announced that it has completed the integration of Hawker Pacific operations at Seletar Airport in Singapore. Hawker Pacific was an integrated aviation solutions provider with...
Thai Airways International (THAI) is looking to propose a THB 156 billion (USD 4.95 billion) procurement plan to buy or lease 38 new planes. The two-phase plan would see THAI purchase a mix of narrow body and wide body aircrafts. The company is planning to procure 25...
Vietnam Airlines, a state-owned enterprise, plans to expand its fleet by acquiring 50 to 75 new narrow-body aircrafts, and 10 backup engines in 2021-2025. There are several models being considered including the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737 MAX family. Large orders...
Aselsan, a Turkish defense electronics company, is supplying its ZOKA range of acoustic torpedo countermeasure for Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut or TNI-AL). The equipment will be installed in TNI A-L’s Type 209/1400 Nagapasa boat....
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) of Malaysia signed seven procurement and industrial collaboration program contracts worth MYR 3.67 billion (USD 888 million) at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2019 (LIMA’19). These were mainly procurement...
MacroAsia, Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) aviation support affiliate, and PTC Group, a diversified crew management and training company in the Philippines, have jointly opened the First Aviation Academy (FAA), Inc., located in Subic Bay International Airport. The PHP150...
JTC Corporation, the government agency responsible for the development and management of industrial estates, and the Association of Aerospace Industries Singapore (AAIS) announced on 9 April that they will be launching a new joint initiative this year to provide...
Names of the bidders for U-Tapao Airport And the Eastern Airport City Project were revealed when the Royal Thai Navy, which manages Rayong’s U-Tapao airport, unsealed the bid envelopes for the project that is valued at about THB 290 billion (USD 9.1 billion)....
According to multiple media reports, U.S. company Boeing is close to securing a deal to sell ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with intelligence collection and reconnaissance abilities to Vietnam. The UAVs will be used by Vietnam’s coast guard. Developed by...
