Gordon Arthur
Bale debuts RTV6 at Land Forces 2024
Australian company Bale Defence debuted its RTV6 light tactical vehicle at Land Forces 2024, a show held in Melbourne from 11-13 September. This 6x6...
BAE Systems embarks on new course with ATLAS
BAE System stole the limelight on opening day at Land Forces 2024 in Melbourne with its new ATLAS, an acronym for Autonomous Tactical Light...
M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams puts in maiden Australian appearance
The heaviest exhibit at Land Forces 2024 was indisputably an M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tank. This brand-new example had moved from the city’s...
Treading Lightly
The days of tactical vehicles being manufactured solely for the military are declining. Commercial off-the-shelf have been favoured by many nations, but do they...
Europe energises Exercise Pitch Black 2024
Five European nations joined the Pitch Black 2024 air force exercise from 12 July till 2 August, the continent’s largest ever presence Down Under....
Aircraft from three continents make beeline to Australia for Pitch Black
Personnel and equipment from 20 countries have arrived in the Top End of Australia for a biennial exercise, making this the largest ever event...
Philippines Grants Us Five More EDCA Bases
Now that anti-American Rodrigo Duterte is no longer President of the Philippines, the US Government in Washington DC is enjoying a rapprochement with the...
The Pros and Cons of Joining the Big League of Arms...
South Korea’s rapid rise as a defence manufacturer is resulting in increasingly tougher challenges to its export policy.
Although China might be Asia’s top defence...
Australia’s Strategic Defence Review Divergence
The military rise of the People's Republic of China has been rapid, even though warning signals have existed for years. Such strategic competition has...
China Puts Squeeze on Philippine Reefs in South China Sea
Second Thomas Shoal has emerged as a South China Sea flashpoint, as China smothers Philippine aspirations to protect its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This...
