A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
In 2023, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering led a cross-agency study involving representatives from the U.S. military services, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), …
The Energetics Bottleneck Threatening U.S. Munitions Production Read More
When Russia launched its multi-front invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Kremlin anticipated a swift decapitation operation to dismantle the country’s government and military within weeks. Years later, …
How Ukraine’s Ground Robots Are Rewriting the Rules of War Read More
BAE Systems unveiled its Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon System (MDACS) at the Association of the United States Army’s LANPAC Symposium on May 15, 2026, offering a potential solution to the crippling …
Has BAE Systems Cracked The Air Defense Cost Gap? Read More
The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and the conflict in Iran have highlighted a factor in modern warfare that has become commonplace: drones are here to stay. From Ukraine’s rapid integration of …
From Ukraine to Jalisco How Mexican Cartels Weaponized the Skies Read More