Gordon Arthur
Mercedes-Benz expands its portfolio of trucks
The Middle East represents an important market for German truck manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, which exhibited four truck types at IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi from...
Kia unveils able Tasman pickup for military use
Kia Motors is the dominant provider of trucks and tactical vehicles to South Korea’s military, but it has also carved out important markets in...
Saab brings new radar technology to monitor coastlines
Saab has stolen a march on its opposition by launching a new phased-array radar for coastal surveillance. Such land-based radars are typically rotating types,...
Japan’s Defence Budget Grows but Dependence on Imports Remains
Japan’s government is now increasing defence expenditure in the face of growing threats, but its own defence industry still falls short of developing ‘home...
Prize Fighters Tussle at Exercise Pitch Black 2024
Largest ever exercise draws in international air forces fielding over 130 fast-jets.
Australia hosted its largest ever fast-jet exercise from 12 July through to 2...
Managing the Cost of Australia’s Defence
Australian defence budget is at a record high, but how that money will be spent, and on what, still provides challenges.
Australia announced its 2024/25...
China’s PLA Reshapes to Deliver ‘Intelligentisation’
To achieve a world-class military, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is pursuing the three parallel pillars of ‘mechanisation, informatisation and intelligentisation’. The latter gained...
Sourcing the Best Small Arms From Near and Far
Regional domestic small arms manufacturers are competing well against their global rivals.
With large armies to equip, the Asia-Pacific region offers a major market for...
Can Australian Naval Planning Create Order From Disarray?
Australia increasingly favours the issuance of major defence policy documents, but whether they improve military readiness is questionable. Defence white papers were issued in...
Parliament of Innovaero OWLs grows in Australia
Loitering munitions featured prominently at the Land Forces 2024 exhibition. One Australian company operating in this realm is Innovaero, of which BAE Systems holds...
