[1][2] The company founded in 1992 through the offset program from the United Kingdom after the government of Malaysia agreed to purchase BAE Systems Hawk fighter aircraft.

[3] In 1993, SME Aerospace moving forward in aerospace industry by acquired the design rights of MD-3 Swiss Trainer aircraft from the Dätwyler of Switzerland.

This trainer aircraft manufactured locally and called SME Aero Tiga.

SME Aerospace succeed in selling their trainer aircraft to the Royal Malaysian Air Force and Indonesian Civil Aviation Institute.

Under the contract, the company will manufacture and supply 16 inboard and 16 outboard pylons for the BAE System's export customers.