A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Kazakhstan is looking to sell military vehicles to neighbors Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. In an interview with InformBuro, the general director of Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), Erbol Salimov, stated that the …
Kazakhstan to Sell Military Vehicles to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan Read More Israel’s Ministry of Defense has approved the purchase of Eitan armored fighting vehicles. As part of the five-year Gideon Plan, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced this month that it …
Israel Purchasing Eitan Vehicles Read More Qatar is hosting the DIMDEX 2018 military exhibition this week. At DIMDEX 2018, Qatar has inked several contracts with foreign firms to bolster its Armed Forces. Turkish firms, in particular, …
Qatar Hosts DIMDEX 2018 Military Exhibition Read More Kazakhstan is completing testing of the Barys 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). In a press release, Paramount Group announced that the Kazakh Ministry of Defense “is in the final stages …
Barys IFV Nearly Finished with Testing Read More Turkmenistan has acquired two new types of armored vehicles from Turkey. The dissident ‘Chronicles of Turkmenistan’ uploaded a video on February 26, 2018, of a recent visit by President Gurbanguly …
Turkmenistan Acquires New Turkish Armored Vehicles Read More Kuwait will receive a ‘unique’ M1 Abrams tank, according to a U.S. Department of Defense contract. On December 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it awarded General Dynamics …
Kuwait to Receive ‘Unique’ M1 Abrams Tank Read More Russia aims to modernize hundreds of older armored vehicles over the coming decade, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. In a statement released on September 29, 2017, the Ministry …
Russia Overhauling BMP-2s, BMD-2s Read More Kazakhstan intends to supply Arlan military vehicles to Uzbekistan. The CEO of Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) spoke to RIA Novosti earlier this month and noted that the firm was focusing …
Uzbekistan Interested in Arlan Military Vehicles Read More Russia will begin receiving the newly modernized T-90M main battle tank in 2018. Speaking to Tass News Agency, UralVagonZavod CEO Alexander Potapov said in reference to the T-90M, “We are …
T-90M Deliveries Set for 2018 Read More Algeria has reportedly placed an order for a number of BMPT-2 ‘Terminator’ armored vehicles from Russia. Citing Pravda, defenceWeb reported on September 11, 2017 that a contract had been signed …
Algeria Purchased Russian BMPT-72s Read More