A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Defense Highlights, Headlines, and Happenings from the Paris Air Show 2025. TUESDAY The companies building a next-generation combat fighter for France, Germany, and Spain are publicly sparring over the development …
Frontline Flight: Paris Air Show 2025, Day 2 Read More
Defense Highlights, Headlines, and Happenings from the Paris Air Show 2025. MONDAY As Europe boosts its defense spending and questions linger over U.S. commitment to NATO, the 2025 Paris Air …
Frontline Flight: Paris Air Show 2025 Read More
President Trump signed a sweeping executive order Tuesday aimed at wresting control of U.S. airspace from malicious drone operators, while preserving the commercial and public-safety promise of unmanned aircraft systems …
White House Moves to Reclaim the Skies From Rogue Drones Read More
As the recent, unprecedented, and devastating drone attack on Russia’s air force has demonstrated, the need for counter-drone, or C-UAS, technology is not only more pressing than ever but goes …
Surprise Russian Airbase Attack Draws Renewed Spotlight on Counter-UAS Technology Development Read More
As the past month has shown, regular, urgent pronouncements and directives from government agencies, especially in the U.S., are becoming a common feature of the Counter-Drone development effort. Meanwhile, recent …
April’s C-UAS Pulse: Policy, Procurement, and Cutting-Edge Trials Read More
As the Trump administration intensifies its efforts to reshape the global economic landscape through tariffs and the creation of alternative supply chains, a critical vulnerability within the U.S. defense industry …
Tariffs and Retaliation: Exposing the U.S. Defense Industry’s Rare Earth Weakness Read More
The British Army, in collaboration with Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and Thales UK, has completed a series of trials of the RapidDestroyer …
Thales RapidDestroyer Demonstrator Neutralizes Drone Swarms in British Army Trials Read More
Although it might be too early to know exactly what effect the “Tariff Wars” will have on military technology in general, it is fairly certain that the “Drone Wars” will …
U.S. Marine Corps Emerging as Major Player in DoD’s Billion Dollar Counter-Drone Effort Read More
Since the reimposition of 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum by President Donald Trump in early 2025, the U.S. shipbuilding industry has found itself at a critical juncture. Originally …
Ripple Effects: Steel Tariffs and U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Read More
Even by the already busy ticker of news regarding the advancement of counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology, recent weeks have seen an intense flurry of reported events related to the …
A March of Progress for Counter-UAS Technology Read More