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.
Japan is preparing to drop its blanket ban on arms exports, a potentially far-reaching move that should result in the country finally beginning to integrate itself with the military industries of the Western democracies. After decades of trying to go it alone or seeking only inward technology transfer, Japan will accept joint development and production of weapons that can be sold abroad. It is not, however, likely to become a major exporter of equipment that it largely builds on its own.
Hainan Airlines will receive a capital injection of 3 billion yuan US($440 million) from the government of its home province, Hainan, and from major shareholder HNA Group. The airline, the listed arm of HNA Group, lost a net 1.42 billion yuan (US$208 million) last year, down from a profit of 627 million in 2007. It suffered from the same weak passenger demand as the rest of the Chinese industry, although there are good signs of recovery this year.
Japan will drop its blanket ban on arms exports in a potentially far-reaching move that should result in the country finally beginning to integrate itself with the military industries of Western democracies. After decades of trying to go it alone or seeking only inward technology transfer, Japan will now accept joint development and production of weapons.
