A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Switzerland has made its procurement of the F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft official. The country’s defense procurement agency, Armasuisse, signed the CHF6.035 billion ($6.25 billion) contract for 36 F-35 conventional …
Switzerland Concludes F-35 Purchase Read More
The Slovenian government intends to cancel a planned order for 45 Boxer armored 8×8 wheeled vehicles following the findings of an internal audit commissioned by Defense Minister Marjan Sarec. The …
Slovenia Plans to Ditch Boxer Purchase, Pursue Other Options Read More
With China continuing to ramp up coercion operations in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2, the government of Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, …
As China Looms Ever Larger, Taiwan Prepares Record Defense Budget for 2023 Read More
The governments of Germany and Slovakia agreed to a deal on August 23 under which Slovakia will send its Cold War-era armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine, with Berlin providing the …
Germany and Slovakia Agree to Swap Deal in Effort to Aid Ukraine Read More
The United States plans to provide eight helicopters from Bell to the Czech Republic as a means of helping the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) to field more NATO-standard …
Czech Republic to Receive Donated Attack/Utility Helicopters from U.S. Read More
In an effort to accelerate its broad military modernization initiative, the government of Poland has reached an agreement with South Korea for the supply of self-propelled howitzers (SPHs), main battle …
Poland Agrees to Massive Arms Package with South Korea Read More
The Netherlands has made a somewhat surprising decision to replace its legacy fleet of aging C-130H Hercules transport aircraft with the C-390 Millenium (C-390M) from Brazil’s Embraer. The decision was …
Netherlands Opts for Embraer C-390M to Fill Airlift Requirement Read More
Poland intends to buy the Leonardo AW149 multimission helicopter in the near future according to a statement from Minister of National Defense Mariusz Balszczak on June 13. The purchase will …
Poland Plans AW149 Multirole Helicopter Purchase Read More
Norway has announced the termination of its contract with NH Industries and plans to return the 13 NH90 helicopters it has so far received in return for a full refund …
Norway’s Patience with NH90 Program Runs Out Read More
Alarmed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, normally EU-skeptic Denmark has voted to scrap the country’s opt-out on the bloc’s common defense policy. The referendum, conducted on June 1, resulted in …
A Little Less Euro-Skepticism, a Little More Unity: Denmark Votes to Overturn EU Defense Opt-Out Read More