MED teams up with Samad Aerospace to develop air mobility, UAV industries

LANGKAWI: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development (MED) is collaborating with UKbased Samad Aerospace Ltd to develop Malaysia's air mobility and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industries.

The ministry said the collaboration is on top of the existing cooperation with Malaysian technology companies such as Aerodyne Sdn Bhd, Strand Aerospace Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Four Fangs Sdn Bhd.

“This will, in turn, facilitates the development of the air mobility and UAV industries and their components to encourage more local entrepreneurs to venture into these sunrise industries,” the ministry said in a written reply to Bernama yesterday.

On the development of Malaysia's first flying vehicle, the ministry said the prototype, which is called “Vector”, would be showcased in September.

The ministry said following overwhelming response from the public on the flying vehicle, the ministry is showcasing the 1/9 scale model of the prototype during the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2019 (LIMA'19) which started on Tuesday until March 30.

Designed by Aerodyne, which is also responsible for the engineering work, Vector is a point-to-point air mobility solution designed as an unmanned all-electric verticle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

The ministry said Vector is engineered with interchangeable payload options to carry either passengers, cargo or equipment for intelligence and surveillance capabilities. — Bernama