A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
On December 17, in a ceremony overseen by President Xi Jinping, China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier was commissioned into service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Construction of …
China Commissions First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier into PLAN Service Read More
Nearly two years after an earlier deal was nixed, the Czech Republic has reached a $125 million government-to-government deal with Israel for the procurement of eight ELM-2084 Iron Dome multimission …
Czech Republic Orders Eight Israeli Multimission Radars Read More
According to multiple reports, Spain has tapped the PC-21 turboprop trainer from Swiss company Pilatus as its preferred future replacement for the Spanish Air Force’s fleet of C-101 Aviojets. The …
Spain Selects PC-21 as Replacement for C-101 Aviojet Trainers Read More
Romania plans to acquire five more F-16s from Portugal’s surplus stocks. Under a draft law passed on November 28, the Romanian government outlined the procurement, noting that the additional aircraft …
Romania to Add Five More F-16s from Portuguese Stocks Read More
The U.S. State Department has granted approval to a foreign military sale (FMS) proposal for the sale of five C-130J airlifters to New Zealand at the estimated cost of $1.4 …
Sale of C-130J to New Zealand OK’d by State Department Read More
After having been tapped as the preferred bidder in the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) competition for the design and build of the Type 31e general purpose (GP) frigates back …
Babcock Inks Royal Navy Type 31e Frigate Contract Read More
On November 12, against the backdrop of French President Emmanuel Macron’s declaration in a recent The Economist interview that the NATO Alliance is currently experiencing “brain death,” the European Union …
PESCO and the Long Road to European Strategic Autonomy Read More
Germany is readying a joint program with Spain that will see its newer Eurofighters equipped with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars. The project is currently being negotiated between Germany …
Germany Seeks AESA Radar for Tranche 2-3 Eurofighters, Plus Additional Aircraft Read More
On November 5, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced it had signed a contract for over 500 Boxer 8×8 wheeled multirole armored vehicles to fill the British Army’s Mechanized …
U.K. Ministry of Defence Inks $3.6 Billion Boxer Contract Read More
Indonesia will be looking to add two squadrons of new F-16 Block 72 Viper jet fighters to go with plans for an acquisition of Russian-built Sukhoi Su-35s. When the head …
Indonesian Air Force Seeks to add F-16V Purchase to Su-35 Plans Read More