A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Russia’s official defense import and export agency, Rosoboronexport, is preparing its display for the Bahrain International Airshow 2018. In a press release, the general director of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said, …
Russia Preparing for Bahrain Military Exhibition Read More CIAC has completed the manufacture, delivery, and installation of six shielding kits for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter fleet of the Colombian National Army. The CIAC armoring team carried out …
CIAC Delivers Black Hawk Armor to Colombian Army Read More Indonesia signed a contract with South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) worth $89.4 million on November 8 at the Indo Defense 2018 Expo in Jakarta. The contract involves the sale …
Indonesia Inks Deal with KAI for Aircraft Trainer Package Read More Dassault Aviation has pulled its Rafale fighter jet out of Canada’s CF-18 replacement competition, expressing concerns about interoperability and intelligence sharing requirements for Ottawa’s future fighter. The concern appears to …
Dassault Exits Canadian Fighter Competition Read More The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics a $263.4 million contract for an unspecified number of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. Although the 2019 fiscal year is well underway, …
U.S. Air Force Orders MQ-9 Reapers Read More The Kuwaiti military will begin receiving its Eurofighter Typhoons in 2020. Kuwaiti state-owned news agency KUNA reported on November 4, 2018, that deliveries under Kuwait’s order for Typhoon fighter jets …
Kuwait to Receive Typhoon Fighter Jets in 2020 Read More During a recent visit to Turkey, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held discussions with Turkish officials on bilateral military cooperation. He also toured a Baykar Makina plant, which produces UAVs. Images …
Ukraine Considering Procurement of Turkish UAVs Read More An Egyptian MiG-29 has crashed during a training flight. Kommersant reported on November 3, 2018, that an Egyptian MiG-29 had crashed during a training flight in Egypt. The newspaper noted …
Egyptian MiG-29M Crashes Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Defense Department reports that Saudi Arabia has ordered the modification of two Beechcraft King Air 350 planes to fulfill an intelligence, …
Sierra Nevada to Modify Two King Air 350 ISR/SAR Platforms for Saudi Arabia Read More Officers of the Argentine armed forces being trained in the Joint Basic Course of Military Aviators (CBCAM in Spanish) made their first flights on the nation’s new Beechcraft T6C Texan …
Officers in Training Take First Training Flights Aboard Argentine Texan II’s Read More