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Speaking to Sputnik International on April 12, 2017, a top Russian lawmaker suggested that Damascus may seek to acquire Tor and Buk missile systems from Russia following a U.S. Tomahawk …
Russian Lawmaker Suggests Syria Wants Russian Missiles Read More One day after U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles struck a Syrian airbase, the Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces stated that the share of modernized weaponry in the possession of …
Russia, Iran to Boost Air-Defense Capabilities Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. On March 31, Polish Minister of Defense Antoni Macierewicz announced the submission of a revised request for information (RFI) to the …
Poland Leaning Towards Patriot Buy But Hurdles Remain Read More Speaking to Rossiya-24 on March 7, 2017, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu indicated that the air-defense system aboard the Project 22350 frigates may soon be operational. Defense Minister Shoigu said, …
Russia Readying Missile System for Project 22350 Frigates Read More During a recent visit to the Caspian port city Turkmenbashi, Turkmen President Gurbunguly Berdimuhamedov was photographed observing two of Turkmenistan’s Tuzla-class naval patrol vessels. The photographs reveal that Turkmenistan has …
Turkmenistan Equips Naval Vessels with Short Range Air-Defense System Read Moreby Larry Dickerson, Missile Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In its recently updated “The Market for Strike Missiles” analysis, Forecast International notes the steadily increasing use of precision-guided munitions in military …
Popularity of PGMs Continues to Rise Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. A long-awaited contract for the Turkish Long-Range Air and Missile Defense System (T-LORAMIDS) now appears further away than ever. For a …
Turkey’s T-LORAMIDS Missile Defense System Edges Ever Further Away Read MoreBy Nicole Auger, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Shortly after the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 (the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, and France – …
Russia Reportedly Upgrading S-300 Defense Missiles for Iran Read More by Larry Dickerson, Missile Systems Analyst, Forecast International. France is confident of winning two more foreign orders for its Rafale combat aircraft by the beginning of 2016, according to a …
Further Rafale Sales Good News for MBDA, Safran Read More by Larry Dickerson, Missile Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Russian officials are claiming the Iranian nuclear deal with the international community negates the need for U.S.-sponsored missile defenses in Europe. The …
Will Iranian Nuclear Deal Mean the End of SM-3 Ashore? Read More