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Giovanni Rasio is a Senior Naval Analyst at Shephard’s Defence Insight business intelligence service. Before joining the company in 2021, Giovanni worked as Research Intern for the International Team for the Study of Security (ITSS).

Giovanni holds an MA in National Security Studies from the War Studies Department at King’s College London and a BA in International Development and Cooperation from the University of Bologna.

Gordon Arthur was the Asia Pacific editor for Shephard Media. Born in Scotland and educated in New Zealand, Gordon had a stint of nearly 20 years in the territory of Hong Kong before returning to NZ.

His work has appeared in nearly 40 international defence journals and magazines to date. His focus is primarily on Asia-Pacific countries, and he travels extensively in the region to attend defence shows and observe military exercises.

Grzegorz Sobczak is based in Warsaw, Poland.

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Ian Parker became an aerospace and defence journalist in 1980 on Flight International and started powered flying, after having flown gliders with the Air Cadets and at Loughborough University, where he studied aerospace and ergonomics. 

In 1985, Ian joined Shephard to launch Space magazine and later Aerospace Composites & Materials. He also edited Helicopter World and Defence Helicopter for Shephard. 

In 1998, he joined Phillips Publishing as European editor for a number of aerospace titles, before going freelance in 2001. 

Ian now writes for several titles on aerospace, defence and engineering. In the late 1990s, he became a CAA class rating instructor on the Yak18T and 52 for Richard Goode Aerobatics. Now, he flies a 1952 ex-Air Cadet T-21 glider, the first type he flew in 1971. 

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İlker is Defence Insight Manager at Shephard Media. He has over 15 years of experience in defence.

Prior to joining Shephard in July 2018, Ilker served as an officer in the Turkish Armed Forces, including overseas missions in Iraq and Washington DC. He has extensive experience in air defence specifically having been at various points: the Land Forces air defence liaison officer at  the Combined Air Operation Centre in Turkey, which commands all engagements; served as an air defence missile platoon commander; and as the air defence commander designing air defence architecture at Turkey's base in Iraq.

He holds an MA International Relations degree from War Studies Department at the King’s College London and BSc in Systems Engineering from Turkish Military Academy.

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João Bordon is a Brazil-based independent analyst covering the Aerospace, Defence and Space (ADS) industry. He previously served as Trade Commissioner of Finland in Sao Paulo and as Chairman of the Committee on Defense and Security of the Finnish-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FinnCham Brazil). In 2022, he completed the inaugural internship for Foreign Military Attachés and Diplomats at Brazil’s Ministry of Defense (MoD).

Koji Miyake is a Tokyo-based writer.

Lena Voelk is a reporter for Shephard focusing on Naval Warfare. 

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Leonid Nersisyan is a defence analyst and research fellow at APRI Armenia. He is a co-author of the books, Waiting for the Storm: The South Caucasus as well as Storm at Caucasus. 

Leonid's areas of focus include foreign policy and military policy in Russia and the CIS region, defence industry analysis, armed conflict and arms control.

Lucy Powell is Shephard’s Air Reporter. She has spent the last two years reporting on commercial aviation topics, before making the switch to defence. 

Marc is a freelance contributor to Shephard Media's news streams, with decades of experience writing about US military and defence affairs. He is based near Washington, DC.

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Matty Todhunter is the Senior UAS Analyst for Shephard Media's Defence Insight. Before joining Shephard, Matty graduated with distinction from the University of Glasgow, holding an MA and MLitt in History. His work was nominated for an Aerospace Media Award in 2022 and 2023 and a Defence Media Award in 2024.

Mrityunjoy Mazumdar has been writing on naval matters, covering navies and coastguards around the world for a wide range of trade publications for over 30 years.

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Neelam Mathews was born in India and completed her education in London.

She has written for leading international defence publications primarily in the US and UK. 

Based in New Delhi, Neelam has an investigative eye while covering military affairs. She is regularly invited to speak at online defence-related conferences. 

She has written for dailies as part of the editorial team at top defence shows in Bangalore, London, Paris and Singapore.

Onur Kara is a senior analyst for Shephard's Defence Insight.

Rahul Bedi is a New Delhi-based journalist reporting for over 30 years on strategic, military, and security matters for overseas journals. He also writes on domestic political and foreign affairs for a variety of newspapers in the UK and in Ireland. 

Educated in Delhi, and in England, he also contributes to a handful of domestic news websites on varied social and contemporary issues.

Rex Choo is a freelance journalist based in Australia.