- Title: SINGAPORE: ASIAN AEROSPACE 2002 SHOW
- Date: 28th February 2002
- Summary: (W4) SINGAPORE (FEBRUARY 27, 2002) (REUTERS) 1. AV F-16 FIGHTER JETS IN FLIGHT (2 SHOTS) 0.27 2. HAS SPECTATORS LOOKING 0.30 3. AV CHINESE-MADE MA60 TRANSPORT PLANE FLYING 0.42 4. AV B-1 BOMBER PLANE IN FLIGHT 0.57 5. SLV TRANSPORT PLANE ON TARMAC; SLV MAN ON TRANSPORT PLANE; SLV MILITARY PERSONNEL GETTING OUT OF PLANE (3 SHOTS) 1.36 6. AV MORE OF PLANE FLYING 1.46 7. LAS/SCU SINGAPORE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN PLANE (2 SHOTS) 2.01 8. SCU VISITORS AT ASIAN AEROSPACE EXHIBITION 2.08 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOM CULLIGAN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF RAYTHEON AND CEO RAYTHEON INTERNATIONAL SAYING "Well, we don't look at it as a boost, I mean in that sense, it's a tragic incident in September 11th. We are very much working on all the technologies. It's been a boost in the sense it's got people reinvigorated. You've seen the industry itself worldwide, people want to be in the industry, they want to address the issues, they want to recreate it with solutions, new technologies, old technologies, and put them to new uses." 2.36 10. SCU FLIGHT SIMULATOR DEMONSTRATION; SLV MORE OF EXHIBITION 3.08 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
- Country: Singapore
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- Story Text: Aerospace companies have showed off their latest
military hardware at the 2002 Asian Aerospace show in
Singapore.
Thousands of visitors poured into the 2002 Asian Aerospace
show in Singapore on Wednesday (February 27, 2002), as
many of the world's biggest defence contractors and civil
aviation companies showed off the latest in aviation technology.
Boeing's fighter jets as well as the medium to long range
B1 bomber caught the most attention. China's new MA60 cargo
transport plane was also among the planes on display.
Analysts say the extensive U.S. bombing campaign in
Afghanistan has raised the profile of a lot of military
hardware, notably the B1 bombers that carpet bombed swathes
of the country in a bid to oust the ruling Taliban regime.
U.S. Defence contractor Raytheon's Vice President and head
of international operations, Tom Culligan, said following the
September 11 attacks in the United States, countries are
paying more attention to defence.
"Well, we don't look at it as a boost, I mean in that
sense, it's a tragic incident in September 11th. We are very
much working on all the technologies. It's been a boost in the
sense it's got people reinvigorated. You've seen the industry
itself worldwide, people want to be in the industry, they want
to address the issues, they want to recreate it with
solutions, new technologies, old technologies, and put them to
new uses," he said.
Military-related manufacturing is one of the few
industries to have weathered the current global economic
downturn and, as America steps up its efforts to destroy the
al-Qaeda network, believed responsible for the September 11
attacks, it's one business that is sure to keep growing.
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