Airshow 2012

The section showcases integrated aerospace services and solutions, highlighting the leading role played by ST Engineering's aerospace sector as an Integrated Service Provider in the aviation and aerospace industry.

With a repair and logistics support network around the world, ST Aerospace provides repair and overhaul services for a wide range of aircraft components. An appointed service centre for leading OEMs and a leader in component maintenance supply solutions with combined capabilities for more than 25,000 mechanical and avionics component types, ST Aerospace offers services for avionics (including electrical, radar/communications, instruments and electro-optics) and mechanical components (including heli-dynamics, hydraulics, pneumatics and propellers) for a broad spectrum of military aircraft and helicopters, as well as commercial aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft, Airbus A320 aircraft and MD11.

ST Aerospace also provides a wide range of aircraft component management and support services, including Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH™) and material supply programme (MSP) support, warehouse and material management, Aircraft-On-Ground (AOG) spares and service support, aircraft parts trading, aircraft operating lease and OEM representation.

ST Aerospace offers customised integrated solutions for customers' fleet of engines, helping to achieve longest on-wing time at lowest lifecycle costs for customers' engine operations. Our full spectrum services include Asset Management, On-Wing Maintenance, Off-Wing Maintenance as well as Technical Management. ST Aerospace's engine support capability extends to both commercial and military engine types, which include the CFM56 and JT8D series of engines, as well as the J85, F100, F404, T53, T55, T56, and Turbomeca Makila and Arriel engines. Over the years, we have overhauled and repaired more than 8,000 engines.

Extending beyond MRO services, ST Aerospace has also forayed into the engine leasing business which will allow ST Aerospace to extend our engine total support expertise to better meet customers' needs for integrated engine solutions.

With dual facility operations in China and Singapore, ST Aerospace is a preferred partner of major engine Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), and our close relationship with OEMs allows us to continuously develop and deliver proven, cost effective aftermarket solutions that increase asset value and reduce lifecycle costs.

ST Aerospace offers a complete training solution that is customisable to meet the different needs of customers. From commercial and military pilot training services to technical training courses, we are committed to deliver an enhanced learning experience with our well qualified instructors, comprehensive facilities and the use of training simulators.

Try your hands at the technical training set-up to experience what it is like to be a trainee. Certified as a Part 147 Maintenance Training Organisation by CAAS and EASA, ST Aerospace offers aircraft type training for narrow-body and wide-body aircraft.

Find out more about our varied air charter services at this cluster. From VIP charter and air ambulance to flight calibration and target towing, our fleet of executive jets offers a wide range of customisable solutions, complete with high standards of comfort, reliability and security.

For nearby locations such as Malaysia and Indonesia, our helicopter charter arm offers sightseeing tours, aerial survey trips, ship-to-ship transfers, among others. Come to us for your events and let our helicopter flight be part of your cherished moments.

ST Aerospace is the premier one stop centre of the C130 / L100 Hercules, with services ranging from airframe structural repair, component and engine repair and overhaul, as well as design and modification. With our vast maintenance, repair and overhaul experience, coupled with our engineering expertise, ST Aerospace is able to offer total support, fast turnaround time, and cost-effective solutions with impeccable quality.

Supported by our in-house Engineering and Development Centre, ST Aerospace extends our service offerings to include a wide range of engineering and design solutions that meet the requirements of C130 / L100 Hercules operators. Our modernisation package resolves equipment obsolence issues and allows seamless operations between civilian and military air space. Our modernisation boosts commonality amongst different models of the C130 / L100 aircraft, and allows operators to enjoy flexibility in aircrew-aircraft allocation.

This cluster unveils our new ideas designed to enhance warfighting effectiveness. We endeavour to do more with less by integrating smartness into proven technology. We immerse in smartness, and constantly stay ahead of innovations so that our engineers deliver smart solutions to equip modern forces for present and the future.

ST Electronics' Future C2 empowers decision-makers with sensemaking capabilities in operations for homeland security and complex airport operations and security. It comprises three key components that empower sensemaking process. Smart Data Management collects operational data from many sources within the Future C2; Smart Analytics with INsights for Tomorrow (SAINT) will provide superior awareness for timely collaboration and team decision-making process; and Smart Glance will then provide powerful visuals for decisions during operations.

With the increasing frequency of global cyber attacks and information leakage, cyber defence has become a top concern of governments and commercial entities.

ST Electronics provides a comprehensive approach to cyber defence, utilising an industry framework that incorporates protection, detection, response and recovery.

X-SAT, Singapore's first locally built satellite, was successfully launched into space on 20 April 2011. It has been proven to work as designed and is operating in orbit at 817 km altitude. Weighing 105 kg, the X-SAT Micro-Satellite for Earth Observation carries three payloads, namely an electro-optical camera with three multi-spectral bands, a high performance parallel processor for on-board image processing and a GPS receiver for high precision orbit determination. It is capable of performing Earth Observation missions, with a near realtime image transmission to the image reception station within the same ground pass.

The micro-satellite platform provides a low-cost and effective approach to carry multiple experimental payloads on a piggy back launch to a Sun Synchronous Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). It can be used as an ideal platform for quick prototyping and qualification of in-house or new designs.

Currently, many radar tracking systems are under-performing due to high false alarm rates or the inability to detect small targets. Through conscientious R&D efforts, we have specially designed a radar extractor and tracker system that runs on Track-Before-Detect (TBD) algorithms. This powerful software engine enables the detection of small targets in noisy and heavily cluttered environments.

Current conventional techniques, known as Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) use adaptive threshold that is higher than clutter and noise levels to achieve low false alarm rate. As a result, small targets with signal strength lower than the threshold will be filtered out and are undetected.

ST Engineering contributes to the growing momentum of environmentalism. We design and deliver a suite of solutions and technologies to enable businesses to deliver their own sustainable solutions or to facilitate their businesses to operate in a smarter and efficient way.

ST Electronics leverages advanced technologies and domain expertise to innovate smart products, solutions and services that transform businesses to achieve economic and environmental sustainability. Its Smart Utilities Suite enables utilities providers to increase operational efficiencies, reduce carbon emissions and empower their customers to manage their consumption of utilities through efficient monitoring processes and systems for water, electricity and gas.

The first ever diesel-hybrid electric city bus in Singapore has achieved fuel savings of up to 30% through more than 10,000km of road trials. ST Kinetics’ diesel-hybrid electric city bus has also demonstrated lower emissions and life cycle maintenance costs.

The CleanVAC Pneumatic Waste Collection System (PWCS) is the ideal solution for 21st century high rise and fast-paced living. It is currently being deployed in Tianjin’s Eco-City’s Eco-Business Park, as a result of an MOU with Tianjin Eco-City Sheng Chuang Investment & Development Co. Ltd (Sheng Chuang). The CleanVAC PWCS eliminates waste collection trucks, waste bins, noise and provides total waste disposal at the press of a button.

The CleanVAC PWCS comes in several models:

• Mobile method - using High Pressure Suction Systems on vehicles
• Central Station with Stationary Compactors
• Gravity with Partial Vacuum Concepts built below buildings

Depending on the space availability, developers have several choices and solutions.

The CleanVAC system has the following features:

• Low noise operation
• Odour and dust control
• Low electrical cost
• Utilising compactors to maximise load
• Fully automated Control Stations
• Adaptability for food waste and recycling collection

The Home Energy Management System is an application which enables utilities service/retail providers to influence home owners to reduce electricity usage and charges by providing realtime monitoring of energy consumption. It provides :

• Energy cost and consumption monitoring
• Month to date and monthly bill estimate
• Billing history
• Hourly, daily and monthly energy consumption data
• Individual power outlet monitoring
• Load control

The Home Energy Management System allows consumers to conveniently monitor their energy consumption and electricity bills and manage them effectively. Home owners can subscribe to demand response program from the utilities service/retail providers, eg to turn off high energy consumption appliances during peak hours where tariff charges are high. The system can be programmed to automatically switch on/off appliances based on load demand set by the consumers. The consumers are therefore able to live in an energy efficient home while enjoying the cost savings from facilitated by the Home Energy Management System.

This cluster focuses on how ST Engineering develops smarter systems ahead of time to provide customers with suitable solutions to meet the demands and challenges in the battlefield and other missions including humanitarian disaster operations. We use our proven technologies, which are operationalised and integrate different engineering expertise to help modernise armed forces.

The Tactical Throwing Sensor (TTS) and Forward Sensor System (FSS) are mobile reconnaissance robots specially designed to wirelessly provide realtime video feeds for situational awareness to a Control Display System (CDS) before military and homeland security personnel are sent into an incident location.

• A. Tactical Throwing Sensor
  
  The Tactical Throwing Sensor (TTS) provides easy manoeuvrability for indoor environments. It is designed to be thrown through a window or a doorway. The robot's movement is controlled by the CDS and a good view of the environment is available before teams are sent into the area.
  
  
• B. Forward Sensor System
  
  The Forward Sensor System (FSS) is equipped with powerful motors and heavy-duty wheels to navigate quietly through difficult terrains and provide critical real-time video reconnaissance.

Taking the risks out of mine hunting, the AUV-3 is based on a modular design that suits different operational requirements. Developed through a joint collaboration effort between DSO National Laboratories and ST Electronics, it surveys underwater seabed to provide effective and high quality data collection for Mine-Counter Measure (MCM) operations.

Unlike traditional remotely-operated underwater vehicles, the AUV-3 carries out missions autonomously, unlimited by the length of a tether. This allows it to travel longer distances and deeper in the sea during mine hunting missions without risking the mother craft. Multiple vehicles can also be deployed to increase the operational effectiveness of the mission.

ST Electronics will be showcasing its Venus-9 and Venus-16 Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) at the Singapore Airshow 2012 exhibition to be held at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore where visitors will be able to view scaled models of both the Venus-9 and the Venus-16.

The COBALT Series Rugged and Light Console integrates and encapsulates COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) electronics into an ergonomically designed rugged housing that offers protection from severe environmental conditions.

The scalable STellar DLink (STDL) is a modular and versatile digital data link system series, suited for various secure video dissemination applications - homeland security, law enforcement, defence and public safety. The STDL provides for simultaneous transmission of command and control signals, and reception of video and telemetry data, between an Airborne Platform and a Ground Control Station (GCS).

ST Electronics offers end to end Electro Optics Solutions and Services, with experience that spans more than 20 years'. From standalone handheld devices to complex integrated multi-sensor systems; visible spectrum to infra-red frequencies; image intensifiers to thermal images and many forms of laser equipment; STELOP offers an extensive range of application solutions for:

• Air Force
• Ground Forces
• Naval Forces
• Homeland Security Agencies
• Operations and Services
• Commercial Industries

STELOP's application solutions are powered by its highly innovative in house engineering and production teams incorporating advance EO products complemented by many strategic worldwide partnerships. Coupled with its established 24/7 service centre, it is truly a one stop shop for all Electro Optics needs.

The Portable Lightweight Designator / Rangefinder (PLDR) is a ruggedised, lightweight, high performance, laser range finder cum designator which is operated by an individual soldier. With built-in electronic compass, laser spot camera and Global Positioning System (GPS), it enables ease, accurate and remote targeting of targets.

HELMIS is a small, lightweight, state-of-the-art, helmet mounted hands free thermal imager. It has the ability to see in total darkness, through battlefield obscurants and foliage. The rugged packaging is ergonomically designed for comfort and convenient handling. The HELMIS can be quickly attached to helmets by standard night vision attachments. It can be used for various military and para-military applications.

CORIS LM is an uncooled handheld Thermal Imager that detects thermal targets in daylight conditions. It is also capable of detecting such targets in low light and night conditions. It consists of an uncooled infrared thermal imaging sensor operating in the long wave infrared spectrum. The video imagery is displayed on the binocular viewfinder.

The Sniper Hand and Rail Precision Infrared MK 2 (SHARP-I2) is an add-on TI device mounted directly in front of a sniper scope or similar rifle combat optical scope that enables it to engage targets both day and night.

The SHARP-I2 consists of a compact and lightweight Uncooled Detector Assembly that operates in the LWIR (Long-Wavelength Infrared) spectral region, utilising the uncooled resistive microbolometer. This thermal imaging system does not require cryogenic cooling and operates continuously for long hours with standard commercial-off-the-shelf batteries.

The Mini Turret is a stabilised day/night surveillance payload specially suited for moving platforms and quick mobile applications. It is developed for patrol crafts, unmanned crafts and mobile surveillance systems.

URALIS, an uncooled thermal sighting system, is developed locally with a 320 x 240 microbolometer detector for optical performance. Lightweight and ergonomically designed, it can be handheld or mounted on different kinds of weapons and equipment using different adaptors.

Designed and constructed in accordance with the British Hovercraft Safety Requirements (BHSR), the Tiger 30TD Hovercraft is a civilian craft which can be utilised where traditional modes of transportation are difficult. Capable of high speed up to 50 knots, and with flexible deck space of more than 100sqm, the Tiger 30TD Hovercraft is able to support expeditions in the mining industry, oil & gas exploration, search and rescue, oil spill containment and for use as a passenger ferry.

Designed and built by ST Marine, the ENDURANCE Series of Landing Platform Dock is a well-proven multi-purpose and multi-role ship that has won global recognition for its versatility in a myriad of international and naval and civilian operations, including the post-tsunami humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in Aceh, the support of United Nations effort for the reconstruction of Iraq in the Northern Arabian Gulf, and as a Command Platform for the anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. The design has won the Singapore Ministry of Defence innovation and creativity award for ship design and engineering, and also won international recognition as a craft capable of multi-role and multi-tasking. The ENDURANCE-140 has a length of about 140 metres, and is designed with a helicopter deck that can support helicopter operations of up to two 10-ton helicopters or one heavy-lift helicopter such as the Chinook. It has a well-dock capable of operating up to four Landing Craft or a combination of small craft including Unmanned Surface Vessels. The large interior space provides for comfortable transportation of troops and personnel, and the ship is equipped with a comprehensive weapon and sensor suite for self-defence and preservation.

The ENDURANCE-160 is designed with an island-superstructure that allows up to five helicopter landing spots designed on the starboard side of the ship, and supported by a well dock capable of operating up to two Landing Craft. It has a comprehensive hospital facility for medical attention including surgery, and medical evacuation when needed. The ship is also equipped with an all round and all weather surveillance and self defence to ensure continued sustainability and mission success.

ST Marine's FEARLESS-75 Patrol Vessel, with a maximum speed in excess of 25 knots, has a designed length of about 75 metres and is equipped with a helicopter deck capable of supporting helicopter and VTOL UAV day and night operations of up to 5-ton payload. The design is optimised for high maneuvrability and fuel efficiency with the incorporation of a bow thruster and bulbous bow as standard features. The reduction of the radar cross section, and infra red thermal signature of the FEARLESS-75, the equipping of a comprehensive suite of weapon and sensor, the provision of key equipment and system redundancy, and the citadel system, are key engineering and design features that have been carefully incorporated to ensure operational survivability and sustainability.

ST Marine's BRAVE-75T Fast Landing Craft is a high-speed, shallow draft vessel designed to offer both high speed and payload unmatched by ordinary landing craft. It can be deployed as a multi-purpose utility vessel to operate in very shallow coastal and riverine areas, as well as beach and retract fully laden on typical sandy shores or unprepared shorelines. Its hull, constructed entirely in marine-grade aluminium allows it to achieve high speed even when fully laden.

Equipped with a drive-through deck without the restrictions of loading the craft only from the forward, the vessel's aft ramp allows operators to load the craft from the aft, with the armored vehicle in the ready assault position, facing forward. This design allows the loading duration of any armoured vehicle to be greatly reduced and increases the flexibility of loading configuration. The BRAVE-75T is installed with enclosed wheel house and troop cabins which offer protection to up to 12 crew and troops in any operating weather condition. Additional armour protection can also be provided depending on the operator's requirement.

The BRAVE-75T is also essential as a bridge to ease landing operations in the absence of port facilities, with the ability to line herself up to form a temporary wharf to support the loading of vehicle and material to the shore. Thoughtfully designed to offer the option of being housed inside our ENDURANCE series Landing Platform Dock, up to two BRAVE-75T vessels can be stored side by side in the well dock of our ENDURANCE series LPD.