A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Canada formally announced its participation in the Global Comat Air Program (GCAP) as the first observer nation, confirming rumors that began swirling last week. GCAP is a sixth-generation fighter development …
Canada’s GCAP Announcement Is About Relationships, Not the F-35 Read More
A recent $87.6 billion supplemental funding request from the White House to pay for the Iran war and other expenses complicates an already tense budget process in Washington. The supplemental …
Iran War Supplemental Deepens FY27 Budget Uncertainty Read More
The House Armed Services Committee released the Chairman’s Mark of the FY27 defense authorization bill Tuesday. The proposal, which the full HASC committee will review and adjust on Thursday, June …
Draft HASC Defense Bill Aligns with FY27 Base Budget while Bypassing Reconciliation Read More
The Navy’s newly released long-range shipbuilding plan carries an ambitious price tag: around $1.2 trillion for new ship construction over 30 years, more than 30 percent above what the previous …
The Navy’s Golden Fleet Has a Price Problem Read More
The White House recently released a historic $1.5 trillion national security budget that sets out expansive investment plans for munitions, shipbuilding, drones, and emerging technologies, while also pouring billions into …
Inside the Pentagon’s Historic $1.5 Trillion FY27 Budget Request Read More
With U.S. and Israeli operations expanding in scale, the war in Iran is testing the limits of tactical military success. The ongoing campaign has severely degraded Iranian capabilities, but it …
Tactical Success and Strategic Ambiguity in the Iran War Read More
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered a high-intensity conflict that will test munitions inventories and production lines. In the initial days of the operation against Iran, the U.S. …
War with Iran Puts Pressure on Munitions Inventories and Signals Future Demand Read More
The FY26 defense appropriations bill signed into law earlier this month included a significant injection of new resources from Congress to support a mix of core capabilities and advanced technology …
Analyzing the Final FY26 Defense Appropriations Bill Read More
The Canadian government has released its first-ever Defense Industrial Strategy, a comprehensive initiative aimed at expanding the domestic industrial base, increasing the share of defense acquisition contracts awarded to Canadian …
Canada Pushes for Greater Self-Reliance in Defense Acquisition Read More
Portions of the federal government that shut down over the weekend reopened on Tuesday with the signing of a multi-bill appropriations package. Most of the government is now fully funded …
Navigating the Post-Shutdown Defense Budget Landscape Read More