A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
In January, Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems was awarded a $64 million contract modification for ongoing support of the U.S. Navy’s Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) program. This was only …
Steady Progress for Ambitious U.S. Navy Program to Enhance Self-Defense Systems Read More
The U.S. Army’s Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) development program is tasked with providing military personnel with technology to detect, track, identify, and defeat various adversary UAS platforms. Just one …
Drone Threat Spurs U.S. Army $200 Million Counter-Technology Research Effort Read More
Early in November 2022, the U.S. State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the government of Australia of 24 C-130J aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost …
A Leading Electronic Warfare Technology Enhances a Proposed C-130 Sale to Australia Read More
The EC-37B Compass Call electronic attack aircraft is one of the biggest items on the U.S. Air Force’s Unfunded Priorities list for FY23. The Air Force is requesting $979 million …
Electronic Warfare Aircraft High on the List of U.S. Air Force Unfunded Priorities Read More
According to a new analysis, The Market for Electronic Attack Systems, published by Forecast International, an estimated $8.5 billion will be spent through 2031 on the development and production of …
Growing Market for Electronic Attack Systems Valued at $8.5 Billion Read More
Critical counter-IED technology is included in a major U.S. arms sale proposed by NATO ally Poland. The government of Poland last week requested to buy 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main …
Counter-IED Tech Included in Major Defense Sale to NATO Ally Poland Read More
The Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) is a key component of numerous U.S.-sanctioned Foreign Military Sales (FMS) orders. If recent multination defense procurement deals are any indication, …
SINGCARS Radio in Demand for the Tactical Vehicles of Military Services Worldwide Read More
The U.S. Navy has long determined that an increasingly adverse electronic warfare environment is brewing like an approaching storm on the waterways of the world. Through the Surface Electronic Warfare …
Full Speed Ahead for U.S. Navy SLQ-32 EW Program Read More
Airborne self-protection equipment is always important. When that equipment is in service of uniquely vulnerable platforms, its importance increases significantly. One system in particular, the ALQ-213, is being produced for …
Protection for When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted Read More
Until recent events, several years of steady production of the BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD) missile countermeasures system seemed assured. Prime contractor Leonardo of Italy has been actively promoting the …
BriteCloud Decoy’s Favorable Prospects Dimmed for Now by COVID-19 Read More