SME Aerospace

The SME Aerospace Sdn Bhd company (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]

SME Aerospace Sdn Bhd
TypeSdn. Bhd
IndustryHeavy industry, Defence
Founded1992 (1992)
Headquarters
Sungai Buloh, Selangor
,
Malaysia
Productsaircraft, aircraft pylon, fuselage part

History
SME Aero Tiga manufactured by SME Aerospace

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 Air Force.[4] 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.[5]

Products

References
  1. "SME Aerospace".
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200205051541/http://www.nadimalaysia.com/subsidiaries.php
  3. "BAE strengthens ties with SMEA, orders more Hawk parts | The Star". www.thestar.com.my.
  4. "Aero Tiga aimed at North America". Flight Global.
  5. "SMEA to supply additional Hawk AJT pylons to BAE". Airforce Technology. March 22, 2015.
  6. https://www.flightglobal.com/sme-achieves-malaysian-first/17984.article
  7. https://themalaysianreserve.com/2019/12/24/airbus-to-keep-growing-with-malaysia/
  8. https://www.adsadvance.co.uk/bae-systems-awards-sme-aerospace-hawk-pylon-contract.html
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