Andrew MacDonald

1 week ago | janes.com | Andrew MacDonald

Asia-Pacific defence spending between 2025 and 2035 is forecast by Janes Defence Budgets to increase by nearly 40% and grow to the equivalent of more than USD880 billion. (Janes Defence Budgets)More than three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine plunged Europe's security environment into a period of turbulence, the beginning of Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States has demonstrated the major transformation under way in the Asia-Pacific's security affairs.

May 30, 2024 | janes.com | Jon Grevatt |Andrew MacDonald |Nicholas Fiorenza |Zach Rosenberg

by Jon Grevatt & Andrew MacDonald The cut in New Zealand's 2024–25 military expenditure is one of the deepest in the country's annual defence spending since the start of Janes Defence Budgets records in 2005. (Janes Defence Budgets)New Zealand has announced a 2024–25 defence budget of NZD5.88 billion (USD3.60 billion), a decline of about 20% against the final budgeted expenditure of NZD7.37 billion in 2023–24.

Mar 19, 2024 | janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza |Andrew MacDonald

Milestone: Sweden joins NATO 19 March 2024 by Nicholas Fiorenza & Andrew MacDonald The Swedish flag was raised at NATO headquarters in Brussels on 11 March to mark the country's accession to the alliance as its 32nd member on 7 March. (NATO)NATO welcomed Sweden as its 32nd member on 7 March.

Mar 5, 2024 | janes.com | Kapil Kajal |Kate Tringham |Jon Grevatt |Andrew MacDonald

by Kapil Kajal The Carl-Gustaf M4 – pictured above – can be fired from the shoulder from the prone position with the soldier's body at an angle of at least 45° to the axis of the bore, or from a mount on an armoured personnel carrier. A heavy‐duty, detachable bipod is used when firing from the prone position. (ECDI)Swedish defence company Saab has started the construction of a new Carl-Gustaf manufacturing facility in India, Saab said on 4 March.

Mar 4, 2024 | janes.com | Jon Grevatt |Andrew MacDonald

China increases 2024 defence budget by 7.2% 05 March 2024 by Jon Grevatt & Andrew MacDonald Janes Defence Budgets forecasts that real annual growth rates in China's total military expenditure, which includes the official defence budget, will fall below 4% before the end of the decade. (Janes)The Chinese government has proposed a defence budget of CNY1.67 trillion (USD232 billion) for 2024, official state media has reported.