Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.
Before joining Aviation Week in 2006 he was a macroeconomics, politics and aerospace journalist with Reuters. Perrett holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Macquarie University, Sydney. He left Aviation Week in 2020.
China announced a cut of about 13% in armed forces personnel on Sept. 3 ahead of a parade that marked the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
FHI and Bell Helicopter will improve the 412 for the army’s UH-X requirement, the U.S. company says, although Japanese sources have said the changes will be slight.
Australia should intensify its relationship with the U.S. by offering greater military support to Washington, including more access to its territory, according to a think tank analysis.
