A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The New York Times is reporting that the new Air Force One, a luxury Boeing 747-8 given to the White House by the Qatari government, was left behind after its …
Countermeasures System Needed for New Air Force One is Standard Issue for Military and Heads of State Read More
PHOENIX, Arizona — Honeywell Aerospace began trading as an independent publicly traded company under the ticker HONA on the Nasdaq on June 29, marking the latest milestone in Honeywell International’s …
Honeywell Aerospace Launches as Standalone Firm Amid U.S. Defense Buildup Read More
The Defense One Tech Summit held on June 16 focused on the technologies shaping the battlefield as well as the process of integrating those technologies into Armed Forces. The summit …
D1 Tech Summit: Innovative Technologies on the Battlefield in Ukraine Read More
A recent decision by the Pentagon to deploy high-energy laser and high-powered microwave counter-drone weapon systems to five U.S. military bases by the end of the year is a major …
Rising Demand for Directed Energy C-UAS as Drone Threat Spreads Beyond Battlefield Read More
In October 2022, the U.S. Biden administration, through the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), released a slate of export controls to prevent Chinese firms from accessing …
Echoes of Export Control Past: Assessing the Anthropic “Fable” Suspension Read More
Ukrainian enterprise drones demonstrated to Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Friedrich Merz. Source: The Presidential Office of Ukraine Ukraine is establishing a larger presence in the drone market, as it has initiated …
The IP Extraction: Why Washington is Bypassing Ukraine’s Drone Deal Read More
The Tournament & The Task Beginning June 11, 2026, millions of fans from around the world will travel to 16 North American cities across the United States, Mexico, and Canada …
Safeguarding the World Cup: The Critical Role of Counter-Drone Systems 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 TArgeting Long-Range Identification Optronic System, or TALIOS, is an electro-optical, dual-use laser designation pod for targeting and reconnaissance. It is produced by French defense firm Thales as the successor …
The TALIOS Targeting Pod: Features and Prospects Read More