Canberra Ups Defense Budget; Some Neighbors Short Of Cash

Credit: Commonwealth of Australia
Australia is expanding its armed forces, generally replacing equipment with equal numbers of new systems while adding capabilities. The trend has been underway for a decade or more, even though spending hit a low of 1.6% as a fraction of GDP in fiscal 2013-14. It is now expected to reach a target of...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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