At China’s biggest military parade of recent times last Sept. 3, marking the end of World War II, Chinese President and PLA leader Xi Jinping announced that the PLA will shed 300,000 troops, signaling the start of a long-awaited structural reform of the world’s largest armed force.
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.
The first E-Jet E2 to be presented to the public will be the up-to-106-passenger E190-E2, which has its first flight scheduled for the second half of 2016 and entry into service in 2018.
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.
Tianjin Airlines began taking deliveries of a USD 2.1 billion order for 40 Embraer E-Jets with the acceptance two months ago of the first of 20 E195s for the regional airline.
Addressing the growing cyber risks to civil aviation, IAI is developing a cyber protection suite for commercial airlines and their fleets, which will be able to protect passenger aircraft from such threats.
Rolls-Royce is continuing to ramp up production at its Singapore engine assembly plant as it works to develop the new Trent 7000 and new technologies for future engines.
Addressing the growing cyber risks to civil aviation, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing a cyber protection suite for commercial airlines and their fleets, which will be able to protect passenger aircraft from such threats.
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.
Singapore’s Economic Development Board, the government agency tasked with attracting foreign companies to Singapore, says there is a big push underway toward innovation.
Elbit Systems is unveiling its latest unmanned system at the Singapore Airshow: the Seagull – an autonomous, modular multi-mission unmanned surface vessel (USV).
Germany’s Hahn Air is taking delivery this week of a new Cessna Citation Sovereign twinjet, supplementing two CJ4s approved by IATA for scheduled airline service earlier this year.
