A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
A three-way battle to provide around 1,000 very short-range air defense systems (VSHORADS) to the Indian Army appears to have reached an end. Russia’s 9K338 Igla-S shoulder-fired system has been …
Russian Igla-S Named Lowest Bidder for Indian Army’s VSHORADS Contest Read More Australia plans to use the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from American firm General Atomics to meet a requirement for an armed drone to tackle a variety of roles. An …
Australia Picks MQ-9 Reaper to Fill Armed MALE Drone Requirement Read More The final Soviet-legacy MiG-29 multirole combat aircraft gifted to Serbia by Russia under a six-aircraft arrangement has completed its overhaul and been returned to Belgrade for entry into Serbian Air …
Serbia’s MiG-29 Capacity Finally Begins to Grow Read More The German Bundeswehr will be getting a much-needed injection of funding in 2019 following approval for the spending hike in parliament on November 9. Under the budget that was passed …
Germany’s Parliament Green-Lights Defense Spending Hike for 2019 Read More In a symbolic exorcising of its Bofors Scandal ghost, the Indian Army received the first three of its eventual 145 BE Systems M777 155mm/39-caliber ultra-light howitzers on November 9. These …
At Long Last the Indian Army Has New Artillery Pieces Read More Indonesia signed a contract with South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) worth $89.4 million on November 8 at the Indo Defense 2018 Expo in Jakarta. The contract involves the sale …
Indonesia Inks Deal with KAI for Aircraft Trainer Package Read More Under its upcoming budget projections the Malaysian government plans to slash defense expenditures by roughly 10 percent year-on-year. The military spending reductions comes amidst a deficit reduction effort by Prime …
Malaysia Announces Deep Spending Cut for Defense in Upcoming Budget Read More The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has published its latest Defense Equipment Plan, a rolling ten-year plan that outlines major equipment programs and funding plans. The plan involves an allocation …
U.K. Defense Equipment Plan Faces Affordability Hurdles Read More The Turkish government has selected three local companies to head its indigenous long-range air and missile defense system “Siper” (“Ditch” in Turkish) project. The Turkish companies spearheading the initiative include …
Turkey Selects Companies for Indigenous Long-Range Air Defense System Read More The populist coalition government in Italy intends to pair-down defense spending during the country’s 2019 fiscal period. The government – consisting of the populist League party and the anti-establishment Five …
Italy Plans Defense Spending Reversal for 2019 Read More