SME Aerospace explained

SME Aerospace Sdn Bhd
Type:Private Limited Company
Location City:Sungai Buloh, Selangor
Location Country:Malaysia
Industry:Aerospace
Defence
Products:Aircraft, aircraft pylon, fuselage part

The SME Aerospace Sdn Bhd (SMEA), is a Malaysian defence company in aerospace section that specialises in the manufacturing of aircraft and its parts. The company is located in Sungai Buloh, Selangor and it is a subsidiary company of National Aerospace and Defence Industries Sdn Bhd.[1] [2]

History

The company founded in 1992 through the offset program from the United Kingdom after the government of Malaysia agreed to purchase BAE Systems Hawk fighter aircraft.[3] In 1993, SME Aerospace moving forward in aerospace industry by acquired the design rights of MD-3 Swiss Trainer aircraft from the Dätwyler of Switzerland. This trainer aircraft manufactured locally and called SME Aero Tiga. SME Aerospace succeed in selling their trainer aircraft to the Royal Malaysian Air Force and Indonesian Civil Aviation Institute.[4]

SME Aerospace also part of global supplier of composites aero structures and aircraft parts for the Airbus including Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Airbus A350 XWB, Airbus A380 and components for Airbus Helicopters.[5]

In 2015, BAE Systems awarded SME Aerospace a contract to supply pylons for the BAE Hawk AJT aircraft. Under the contract, the company will manufacture and supply 16 inboard and 16 outboard pylons for the BAE System's export customers.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SME Aerospace.
  2. Web site: National Aerospace & Defence Industries SDN BHD (NADI) . www.nadimalaysia.com . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200205051541/http://www.nadimalaysia.com/subsidiaries.php . 5 February 2020 . dead.
  3. Web site: BAE strengthens ties with SMEA, orders more Hawk parts | The Star. www.thestar.com.my.
  4. Web site: Aero Tiga aimed at North America. Flight Global.
  5. Web site: Airbus to Keep Growing With Malaysia.
  6. Web site: SMEA to supply additional Hawk AJT pylons to BAE. March 22, 2015. Airforce Technology.
  7. Web site: SME achieves Malaysian first.
  8. Web site: Airbus to Keep Growing With Malaysia.
  9. Web site: ADS Advance - BAE Systems awards SME Aerospace Hawk pylon contract.