Singapore is committed to procuring F-35 fighters, but despite a long and deep involvement in the multinational program, it has yet to confirm an order.

Since the last edition of the Singapore Airshow, there is arguably no nation in the region whose defense industry has seen as much significant change as Japan.

Singapore Airlines is in the final phases of acceptance testing for its first Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84-powered Airbus A350-900, the delivery of which will make the Asian carrier the fifth operator of the new Airbus twin.

With troops deployed in the fight against Daesh in Iraq and Syria, the JSF program ramping up, and a heavy involvement in the two-year search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370, Australia’s defense priorities appear self-evident.

Compared to many other nations in the region, Malaysia has a relationship to China that seems positively laid-back.

A raft of approvals were announced in December to export U.S.-made defense products to Taiwan, while China’s sovereignty claims were highlighted in an unusual setting. Earlier this month, an iconic American figure catalyzed disagreements on social media, giving Taiwan’s status new prominence.

With record arms exports in 2015, things are looking up for France’s beleaguered defense sector.

Pratt & Whitney is poised for its busiest year of certification and production build-up across the company’s geared turbofan product line since the program’s launch in 2008.