Vietjet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SR Technics, one of the world’s leading providers of Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) services, worth USD 150 million. The MoU will allow SR Technics to provide MRO services such as engine...
Turkish aerospace giant, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), has launched its first engineering and design office in the Southeast Asia region. Located in The Cyberview Futurise campus of Cyberjaya, Selangor state, the office will be conducting joint studies with...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly the Philippine Navy (PN), has received a huge boost to defend against aerial threats, with the delivery of the Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) of its two new frigates. The Mistral 3 was delivered at the...
At the Singapore Defence Technology Summit 2021, Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) announced they have teamed up to accelerate...
According to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the upgrading of Terminal 2 (T2) at Noi Bai International Airport in the capital Hanoi would cost more than VND 4.98 trillion (USD 218.5 million), in order to increase its annual capacity from current 10 million...
Babcock, a British aerospace, defense and security company, has secured the first export contract for its Arrowhead 140 (AH 140) frigate to Indonesia. Through a design license arrangement, PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), a state-owned shipbuilder, will build two Arrowhead...
DHL Express, the leading international courier firm, and Pen Aviation, a Malaysia-based aviation solutions provider, have embarked on a partnership to commercialize time-critical cargo drone delivery using unmanned aerial vehicles. The initiative follows the...
Aerospace manufacturer and satellite internet service provider mu Space Corp. has just displayed to the public its brand-new satellite, the mu-B200 and the opening of Factory 2 in Bangkok, at its Satellite Tech Unveil 2021 event. Factory 2 is the company’s third...
In September 2021, the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) confirmed plans to buy five Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft. Moreover, several newspapers reported that construction of the first aircraft is already underway. Industry sources...
The Twelfth Malaysia Plan (12MP), the country’s long-term development plan has identified the aerospace sector as one of its high-tech and priority industries to be bolstered between 2021 and 2025. The Malaysian aerospace sector is anticipated to generate MYR 30...
The Philippine government inaugurated the new PHP 63.1 million (USD 1.25 million) hangar facility at the Philippine Army’s Aviation Regiment in Fort Ramon Magsaysay in September 2021. Fort Ramon Magsaysay is about a 3-hour drive north of the country’s...
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has announced that Cyber-Security service providers will have to be licensed by early 2022 to continue operations. As these providers help to verify if businesses are vulnerable to hacking and monitor information technology...
