Weststar Targets Space Launch Capability With Australian Joint Venture

officials at malaysia/australia space JV signing ceremony

The agreement was signed by Weststar Group founder and group managing director, Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim (fifth from right), and Rocket Technologies International founder, Allan James Payne (third from left).

Credit: Weststar Group
SINGAPORE—Malaysian conglomerate Weststar Group and Australia's Rocket Technologies International (RTI) have signed a strategic joint venture agreement aimed at developing Malaysia's domestic space sector, including future launch capabilities. The initiative, led by Weststar Defense Industries, will...
Chen Chuanren

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.

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