Thailand’s leading carrier, Thai Airways International, will incorporate five Airbus A321neos on lease from the second half of 2025 and will seek another five more. The A321neos are Thai Airways International’s first new narrowbodies in about a decade and will be...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has recently updated its military acquisition plan in line with its ongoing equipment modernization program and submitted it for approval to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The AFP wish list had to be updated after several...
A meeting was recently convened at the Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) headquarters in Japan to discuss ways to increase Vietnam-Japan cooperation in the manufacturing of aerospace components and products. The conference, according to the chairman of the...
In May 2023, oil refining and marketing company Neste celebrated the official opening of its Singapore Refinery Expansion. The expansion, which was first announced in 2018, cost USD 1.95 billion, and is expected to double the company’s production capacity in Singapore...
Enhanced disaster response, environmental monitoring, agricultural productivity and infrastructure planning has been made available to businesses in Thailand thanks to a new partnership announced between Tokyo-based SAR satellite data and solutions provider,...
Analysis have recently highlighted how Malaysia’s decision to purchase 18 FA-50 Block 20 “Fighting Eagle” light combat aircraft represents a building block for the country’s goal of emerging as the region’s hub for Maintenance, Refurbishment and Overhaul (MRO)...
Indonesia and Malaysia have signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the defense sector, between state-run aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and Malaysian Aircraft Inspection, Repair and Overhaul Depot (AIROD) Sdn. Bhd. The agreements were...
A military procurement agreement is reportedly being negotiated between Vietnam and the Czech Republic that would include more L-39NG advanced trainer aircraft, along with radars, armored vehicle upgrades and firearms. The former Soviet satellite state is positioned...
The US has agreed to ramp up the Philippines’ military capabilities over the next five to ten years as part of a “security sector assistance roadmap” that will see the Philippines receive equipment from radars, military transport aircraft and drones to coastal- and...
German aerospace equipment manufacturing company Liebherr-Aerospace and Thailand-based REVIMA Landing Gear Services Asia Pacific have announced an expanded collaboration covering maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for the Airbus A350’s Nose Landing...
Malaysian manufacturer UMW Aerospace Sdn. Bhd., a wholly owned company in the UMW Group, has secured a fresh contract with Rolls-Royce to produce rear cases for the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 and Trent 7000 aircraft engines. UMW Aerospace will invest up to MYR 65 million...
Spanish unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designer and manufacturer Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS) has entered a licensed manufacturing agreement with Indadi Venyro of Indonesia to expand its reach in Southeast Asia. Under the arrangement, the Indonesian company will...
