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.
TSUKUBA, Japan — Testing of Japan’s LE-X rocket engine technology demonstration program should be complete this month, with enough information already gathered to confirm that the country can use the simple and reliable expander-bleed operation mode for its next space launcher.
TSUKUBA, Japan — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and prime contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) are aiming at halving costs with the H-X medium space launcher, which is due to enter service in 2020.
SHANGHAI — Australia is expanding its fast-jet force, following a decision to go ahead with a full purchase of 58 additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings despite a commitment last year to add 12 Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the fleet. Canberra’s move, announced April 23, means that Lockheed Martin has escaped the danger of losing more F-35 orders from Australia, which has already trimmed its immediate requirement for the fighter.
