Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.
Prior to joining the Aviation Week team in 2017, Chuanren was a regular serviceman in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Air Defense and Operations Command. He now serves the RSAF Air Force Information Center as a reservist. He holds a Bachelor of Mass Communications as well as a Diploma in Mechatronics (Aerospace).
The Philippines targets deployment of its first military satellite by 2028 and plans to establish a dedicated space organization to oversee future military space ops.
A Boeing 737-400 converted freighter operated by Pakistan's K2 Airways has gone missing over the Arabian Sea during a cargo flight from the United Arab Emirates to Pakistan on July 7.