Northrop Grumman will be showcasing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopters and advanced radars at the Singapore air show in a move to boost sales to Southeast Asia. “The company's airborne surveillance and advanced situational awareness capabilities will be showcased through visual displays of unmanned helicopters and high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems,” Northrop Grumman said in a news release on Tuesday
Rockwell Collins plans to announce a number of contract agreements, including one of the largest airline avionics orders in the companys history at the Singapore Air Show 2016. Rockwell Collins will also be making announcements related to military communications and radar system selections by key customers in Asia Pacific
The Republic of Singapore Air Forces (RSAF) aerobatic team will be performing an aerial routine with an F-15SG fighter jet and an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter at the Singapore Airshow 2016. The routine is called the “Vertical Punch” – the Apache helicopter will pull up to the skies and flip around before meeting the F-15SG jet flying in from the opposite direction
A US Navy Commander has pleaded guilty of passing on classified information in exchange for paid travel, prostitutes and Lady Gaga concert tickets from a Malaysian defense contractor. “Commander Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz is charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery of a public official from his involvement in a scandal surrounding a contractor who serviced ships in the Navys Pacific fleet,” Reuters reported Friday
Japans home-grown stealth fighter from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is aimed at matching similar stealth aircraft of China and Russia as well as competes in the world market for fifth generation fighters. The X-2 is designed to test stealth capabilities and once in full production will compete against the US F-35, Russian T-50 and Chinese J-31 fighters
Singapore has appointed Brigadier-General (BG) Mervyn Tan Wei Ming, Director Military Intelligence (DMI) and Chief Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) as its new Air Force Chief. Ming replaced Major-General (MG) Hoo Cher Mou as Chief of Air Force on 28 March 2016, Singapore Ministry of Defense said in a statement Friday
Three former employees of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) were charged in the State Courts of Singapore on 13 January for their involvement in the corruption racket. As part of 2011 investigation launched by Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), former ST Marine employees - chief operating officer Han Yew Kwang, President of commercial business Tan Mong Seng (Tan) and Senior Vice President Mok Kim Whang (Mok) are charged under the section 477A of the Penal Code of the Prevention of Corruption Act
Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) on Thursday held the interim delivery of the first vessel RNOV Al Seeb as well as naming ceremony for the second Patrol Vessel (PV), RNOV Shinas, built for Royal Navy of Oman (RNO). ST Marine won the contract to design and build four PVs for the RNO in 2012
The fifth of the six Kilo-class submarines that Vietnam has contracted to buy from Russia left a Danish port on Sunday to head for Vietnam. The HQ-186 Da Nang, delivered by Dutch-registered cargo ship Rolldock Star, started its journey on December 16 from Russias St
Singapore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations to jointly develop an information management tool to enhance conduct of UN peacekeeping operations. The Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN Ms Karen Tan signed the MoU on behalf of the Singaporean Government and Department of Field Support