The Japanese defense ministry is considering the acquisition of standoff air-to-surface missiles, a move that would radically change the country’s defense posture by introducing an ability to strike deep into enemy territory.
A long-anticipated Japanese decision to acquire two U.S. Aegis Ashore systems will offer national coverage against North Korean ballistic missiles but, the government suggests, not until 2022 or 2023.
CFM International says it aims to close a four- to five-week gap between planned and actual powerplant deliveries to Airbus and Boeing by the end of 2018.
Japan has for the first time deployed a Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning to an operational base, dispatching one of its planned fleet of 42 aircraft to Misawa at the northern end of Honshu.
Honda Aircraft’s Honsan General Aviation affiliate has opened a sales and service facility at the business jet terminal being constructed in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou, China.
Even though GDP growth is expected to remain flat in 2018, the military will need more money to meet Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s desire to create a “modernized” military by 2035 and a “world-class” force by 2050.
Thales is keen to emphasize the importance of integrating cybersecurity thinking across all parts of the aviation ecosystem - civil and military, in the air or on the ground.
Pratt & Whitney Eagle Services Asia is expanding capabilities by launching full maintenance, repair and overhaul services in Singapore for the Engine Alliance GP7200.
The Singapore Economic Development Board presents an opportunity to sell Singapore to the aerospace world, with its message to visitors: Singapore is a prime location for aerospace companies.
Bell Helicopter sees China as the brightest spot in its Asian universe. A recent burst of orders there will likely triple its in-country fleet from 120 today to nearly 400 over the next few years.
A key element to Bell Helicopter’s growing success in China and Asia Pacific is a robust customer support operation based in its Singapore maintenance and training center.
A Shandong Airlines Boeing 737-800 equipped with a Rockwell Collins head-up guidance system became the first commercial flight in China to conduct a low visibility takeoff with a runway visual range below 150 meters.
Airbus is confident the newly certified A350-1000 is in position to grab a large slice of the booming traffic growth in the Asia-Pacific market over the next 20 years.
Universal Aviation Singapore, based at Seletar Airport, has earned accreditation under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling program.
