In a first for its Singapore Airshow presence, Airbus is presenting a dedicated area focusing on its uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) offering, something the manufacturer says underscores its “growing position as a key player in the UAS market.”

UAS solutions on display include Airbus Helicopters’ Flexrotor VTOL tailsitter, the Aliaca family of UAS it acquired from Survey Copter in October, and the Sirtap high-performance tactical drone developed by Airbus Defence and Space. Assembly of its first Sirtap prototype was completed last June, ahead of a ground-testing campaign scheduled to run throughout 2026.

Pratt & Whitney’s Eagle Services Asia facility in Singapore is the hub for the RTX company’s engine MRO services throughout the region, performing maintenance on the PW1100-JM Geared Turbofan (GTF) and the PW4000. It also serves as the innovation and technology incubator for the rest of the P&W engine services network, notably robotic systems that stack low- and high-pressure compressor sections, cutting process times by about 50% and man-hours by 70% or more.

The 370,000-sq-ft Singapore complex comprises two main buildings—Eagle 1 and Eagle 2, which handle engine inspection/assembly and disassembly, respectively. Eagle Services Asia was established in 1978. The Eagle 1 building came online in 2018, and the 48,000-sq-ft Eagle 2 opened two years ago. Two engine test cells are also on the property.

Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering continues to expand its aerospace offerings with a renewed focus on artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies. Speaking to reporters on the eve of the Singapore Airshow, the company noted that such multidisciplinary capabilities remain essential across various domains and acknowledged that these technologies are growing increasingly relevant on the battlefield.

An example of ST Engineering’s autonomous innovation is the DrN-600 uncrewed aerial system (UAS), its largest cargo drone to date, which has been in development for two years. The lift-and-cruise-configured aircraft features propeller-enabled thrust vectoring and swappable lithium-polymer batteries that provide a range of up to 120 kilometers. A 1.5-cubic-meter cargo space can accommodate up to 100 kilograms on standard pallets.

Korea Aerospace Industries has been developing an autonomous air vehicle capability for some time and has recently unveiled two collaborative combat aircraft intended to act as “loyal wingmen,” or adjunct platforms, to crewed fighters. They were first shown at the ADEX show in Seoul in October and are making their international debut in Singapore.

Known as the Small Unmanned Collaborative Aircraft and Medium Unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft, they are, respectively, an air- or ground-launched expendable 330-pound vehicle and a runway-launched reusable 11,950-pound pilotless aircraft.

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