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ASIAN AEROSPACE'96 Yuan ($7.56 billion) in 1995 — is likely to increase its budget by a further 17% in 1996. Military spending is also rising in south-east and east Asia by between 6% and 10% a year. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems will be promoting its AH-64D Longbow Apache helicopter, while Denel of South Africa will be looking for sales of the Atlas Aviation CSH-2 Rooivalk attack helicopter. Both manufacturers are competing for orders from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The RMAF's five-year defence plans involve a requirement for an initial 12 helicopters, con sisting of between six and ten logistical-sup port helicopters and between five and nine single-engine scout helicopters. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) plans to purchase 16 McDonnell Douglas F-18Cs/Ds. The $400 million contract is dependent on the purchase by the RTAF of the Hughes AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM). If the order does pro ceed, it will mark the first sale of the AMRAAM in Asia. Airbus Industrie, Boeing, MDC and Israel Aircraft Industries will be competing for an RSAF contract for two jet-powered tankers. The manufacturers are offering tanker/trans port versions of their respective A310, 767, KDC-10-30 and modified Boeing 707 aircraft to replace the existing fleet of ten Lockheed Martin C-130s and four KC-130Bs. Final selection of the aircraft is not due until April. With the Philippine and Indonesian air forces also in the market for affordable sec ondhand fighter aircraft, manufacturers will be keen to make the right impression. The official launch of Samsung's KTX-II light fighter/trainer programme is expected at Asian Aerospace '96. The South Korean- based company is believed to be holding dis cussions widi Lockheed Martin over investing a 20% stake in the programme. The military debutantes include, if only for a brief stopover, a Northrop Grumman B-2 Stealth bomber. The $835 million aircraft recently hit the headlines following a threat ened $550 million cut in funding by the US Government. As the aerospace market in die Asia-Pacific continues to grow, companies the world over will be eager to invest in the region. Swiss- based operator, Jet Aviation, for example, recently acquired DHP Aviation at Seletar Airport in Singapore. According to the com pany's vice-president and general manager, Theo Staub, "...there is big potential for growth in the Far East". According to US Department of Com merce statistics, US companies operating in Singapore between 1990 and 1992 received an average 29% return on investment. This region is competing successfully with the already fragile economies of die West by using its attractive business environment and trad ing infrastructure to entice companies. • Aeroprakt A-20 Agusta/PADC SF.600 Ai(R)ATR 42-500 i(R)ATR 72-200 i(R) RJ85 U(R) Jetstream 41 Antonov An-32P Beech Beechjet400A Beech Super King Air 350 Beech 1900D Bell AH-1W Bell 407 Bell 412CF Bell 430 Boeing 777-200 Joeing CH-47D ioeing KC-135 :anadairCL-415 lanadair Challenger 601-3R lanadair Regional Jet lanadair Global Express CASAC-212 )ATIC K-8 JATIC XAC-X7H-500 Jessna 208 Grand Caravan !essna Citation X Jassault Falcon 900EX Jassault Falcon 2000 (assault Rafale-B Jassault Mirage 2000 )e Havilland Dash-8 Series 300 Dornier 328-100 Fokker 50 Fokker 70 Gulfstream IV-SP liyushin II-96M llyushin 11-78 IPTN CN-235 Kaman SH-2G Kamov Ka-32T Learjet 60 Learjet 31 Lockheed Martin F-16 Lockheed Martin C-130 Lockheed Martin C-130H Lockheed Martin PC-3C Orion McDonnell Douglas AH-64D McDonnell Douglas F-15 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Mil Mi-8AMT Pilatus PC-7 Mkll Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage Raytheon Hawker 800 Saab 2000 Sadler A-22 Sikorsky S-76 Mkll Sikorsky SH-60B Sikorsky UH-60 Sukhoi Su-27 Tupolev Tu-204 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 31 January - 6 February 1996 47
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