A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
President Trump’s Golden Dome initiative has certainly created buzz within the Space industry. There are a lot of questions still unanswered, namely what the architecture of the system will be. …
Is AI Ready for Golden Dome’s Three-Minute War? Read More
Recent reports suggest that both sides in the Russian Ukrainian war are using Starlink terminals. Although unverified, if true would bring a new a new element to the conflict that …
Potential Use of Starlink by Russia? A Background and the Implications Read More
Recent news coming from U.S. outlets suggests that the Russians are preparing or perhaps have even placed a nuclear weapon in space. The idea of placing a weapon in Space …
Nukes in Space? A background in Space-Based Weaponry Read More
The US Space Force (USSF) received a substantial boost in its 2024 budget, securing a significant 15% increase compared to Fiscal Year 2023. This $30 billion budget empowers the USSF …
Space Force’s Top Three Budget Items Read More
The war in Ukraine is serving as a tutorial for militaries on the provision of medical services during a time of war. Maj. Gen. Timothy Hodgetts CB CBE KHS, Surgeon …
Medical Needs in Future Warfare Read More
Chairperson – Professor Peter Roberts, Founder – Aurelius Lab Speakers – Vice Admiral Andrew Burns CB OBE, Fleet Commander – Royal Navy Andrew Graham, Vice President – Systematic Major General …
Command and Control with AI Read More
Talk: Finding the Russians: Russian military radio R-168 teardown Speaker: Captain Iaroslav Kalinin, Chief Executive Officer, Infozahyst LLC, Ukraine Captain Iaroslav Kalinin, the CEO of Ukrainian company Infozahyst LLC, provided …
R-168: The Russian Military Radio That’s Not So Russian Read More
BOAC Mosquito in 1943. Image – BAE SystemsThose with a keen interest in World War Two might have read about Swedish ball-bearing production during the conflict. Surprisingly, Swedish ball bearings …
Sweden and Those Ball Bearings Read More
Although little information has been coming out of Russia lately due to the war in Ukraine, a recent review and analysis of the UEC Saturn and UEC Perm websites reveals …
Russian Turbine Manufacturers Prioritizing Service Over Production Read More
As reported by TASS, in a surprise move, Russia and Roscosmos have agreed to join partner nations in an extension of International Space Station operations. Specifically, Russia agreed to an …
Russia Agrees to ISS Extension of Operations Read More