Editor's letter

Welcome to the latest issue of Global Defence Technology magazine.

Military satellite communications (SATCOM) is a strategically critical capability for top- and upper-tier militaries, keen to preserve operational independence through earth orbit constellations, often leveraging the skillsets of the private sector. However, countries such as the UK could find themselves at risk in the increasingly contested space domain, with SATCOM a key target.

Elsewhere, and Australia has been busy in recent years on a multi-domain modernisation programme, targeting new land armour, fast jets, and naval assets, including the development of the AUKUS nuclear submarines. Despite this, questions remain as to how joined up Canberra’s thinking really is.

Also, don’t miss out on the latest insight from our team on the merits of a British Army shift to the Leopard 2A7 tank, an interview with Bell-Textron on the US Army’s FLRAA rotary programme, analysis of Japan’s new Defence White Paper, and more.

All this and the latest defence industry news, comment, and analysis from GlobalData. 

Richard Thomas, editor-in-chief