Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CTRM) is a

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based industrial company that involved in the

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and composites industries. The company's main products includes

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, composites aerostructure, satcom

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and

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. The company consissts of CTRM Aero Composites, CTRM Composites Engineering, Composites Testing Laboratory, CTRM Aviation, CTRM Systems Integration and Unmanned Systems Technology. The company is now fully owned by DefTech.

History

The company located in Shah Alam, Selangor and it was incorporated on 20 November 1990 by

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with the goal to be the one of the recognised aerospace and composite hub in the region. One of the early achievement of the company is locally manufactured the

Eagle Aircraft Eagle 150 The Eagle Aircraft 150 is an Australian designed two-seat Piston engine, single-engine Composite construction, composite material Trainer (aircraft), training, touring and sport aircraft. It utilizes a three lifting surface design consisting of a ...

. The company is also recognised as a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of the local Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with its Aludra UAV. Other than that, CTRM also produced composites component for the aircraft. CTRM is part of the global supply chain in composites aero structures for major commercial and military aircraft manufacturers in the world. This included the aircraft composites parts for the

Airbus A320 The Airbus A320 family is a series of Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus. The A320 was launched in March 1984, Maiden flight, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air F ...

Airbus A350 The Airbus A350 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner developed and produced by Airbus. The first A350 design proposed by Airbus in 2004, in response to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, would have been a development of the A330 wi ...

Airbus A380 The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was annou ...

and

Airbus A400 The Airbus A400M AtlasNamed after the Greek mythological figure. is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military (now Airbus Defence and Space) as a tactical airlifter with strategic capab ...

. The company also responsible for the construction of the

for the Malaysian authorities including

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DefTech's acquisition

In 2014, DefTech acquired CTRM and all its sunsidiaries under a multi million worth contract. This will made all the CTRM's products will using the DefTech badge. Under this acquisition, there will be three division which is :

DefTech Systems Integration

Formerly known as CTRM Systems Integration. Incorporated in 2010 to develop Malaysian integration capabilities. The main course of this division is to designing, developing and integrating the systems and provided engineering and repairing of electronic devices.

DefTech Unmanned Systems

Formerly known as Unmanned Systems Technology under CTRM. Incorporated in 2007 and offers a wide range of UAV products and services.

DefTech Aviation

Formerly known as CTRM. Focus on aerospace and composites technology for aircraft.

Products

* Aludra UAV * Eagle 150 aircraft * Composites parts for the

and

Radome A radome (a portmanteau of radar and dome) is a structural, weatherproof enclosure that protects a radar antenna (radio), antenna. The radome is constructed of material transparent to radio waves. Radomes protect the antenna from weather and ...

References

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