Affairs
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Asia
Trouble in the Indian Ocean, India modernises its military, and sales of South Korea's jets experience lift off.
Overseas export
Netherlands shipbuilder Damen manufactures the boats that keep navies and coast guards up-to-speed worldwide. A near-century old success story, theirs is a contribution to a local tradition stretching back even further.
Design/Architecture
A new entry to the tiltrotor market, the finest small naval craft, and the best portable mess kit.
Industry targets
Well-run businesses keep the wheels of war turning. Many recognisable household brand names have advanced technology and innovation by supplying new products to the military, from couriers to car-makers.
Money to burn
Tucked away in the British countryside, the Farnborough International Air Show is an unassuming backdrop for deals deciding the future of air defence. This trillion-euro industry might decide the world’s future, too.
Inventory No. 56
Fans of army surplus store and collectors of military kit listen up. This month’s inventory is the ultimate guide to the best in desert boots, camouflage jackets and handcuffs.
Business
War against poaching: Fighting poachers in Zimbabwe, US veterans as entrepreneurs, and Japan's taste for US Military ice cream.
The meat of battle
It is a country renowned for its neutrality, but there is nothing hands-off about Swiss Army life where their in-demand food is concerned.
How to get lost
For years, US military camouflage was designed for specific terrains. Now, a Brooklyn-based company has convinced it to try a new way of blending in, changing how soldiers are seen – or not.
Private armies
Some say they’re a force for good, others an ungovernable hindrance to government troops. Either way, private security firms play an important part in conflicts around the world.
