BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leading provider of mission-ready AI for national security, announced a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Pahang Aerospace City Development Berhad (PAC), and its established partners Easy Lease, and Vigilix Technology Investment LLC, at the Dubai Air Show. The parties’ goal is to accelerate the development and integration of advanced technologies throughout the Pahang Aerospace City.
Pahang Aerospace City is a national transit hub designed to support air, land, and sea modes of passenger travel for the Pahang State Government. The successful development of this project is expected to attract further significant domestic and foreign investment—strengthening Malaysia’s aerospace and support industries, while enabling the establishment of the region’s first international spaceport. BigBear.ai’s initiatives with partners will focus on AI-driven border operations to help advance regional and international security.
“BigBear.ai is honored to partner with PAC and our established regional partners in Easy Lease and Vigilix in building an AI-powered aerospace and security ecosystem that sets the benchmark for the region,” said Kevin McAleenan, CEO of BigBear.ai. “By integrating mission-ready AI, predictive analytics, and secure orchestration technologies, together we can help Malaysia build a first of its kind aviation, transit, and space ecosystem that strengthens both national economic growth and regional security. This collaboration represents an exciting step forward for innovation and for BigBear.ai’s engagement in Southeast Asia.”
Robert Wedertz, Senior Vice President of Growth, represented BigBear.ai at the signing ceremony in the UAE. The parties will collaborate on a broad set of initiatives intended to drive innovation, security, and operational efficiency across the Aerospace City ecosystem.
“The Pahang Aerospace City is shaping Malaysia’s next frontier — a city where aerospace, space, digital mobility, and predictive AI converge,” said Prof. Adjunct M. Nurazmi Abas, CEO of PAC. “This alliance creates a global innovation corridor connecting Pahang, the UAE, and the United States. We look forward to long-term collaboration with BigBear.ai, Easy Lease, and Vigilix to realize this ambitious vision,” he said.
Mohammed Bin Jumah, CEO, Vigilix: “This partnership accelerates the deployment of transformational technologies across Malaysia’s aerospace and smart city sectors.”
Saeed Al Qassimi, Vice Chairman, Easy Lease: “Our fleet optimization and smart mobility systems will support PAC as a next-generation international gateway.”
