A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. In its latest study on the light military rotorcraft market, Forecast International projects that 1,304 light military rotorcraft will be produced from …
Asia Increasingly Important for Light Military Rotorcraft Manufacturers Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indonesian Navy has announced plans to procure two new submarines from Russia as it seeks to bolster its limited submarine …
Indonesia’s Planned Submarine Buy from Russia Raises Questions Read MoreBy Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. The turmoil that has roiled Bombardier over the past few years came to a head in 2015 when top management …
Bombardier Looks to Put Its Troubles Behind Read MoreBy Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Canadian Department of National Defence has responded to media claims that the future Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program is in trouble, …
Canada Refutes Media Claims About Future Surface Combatant Read More
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Following final approval on September 19 of landscape-altering security legislation by the upper house of Japan’s parliament, the National Diet, the …
With Security Bills Passed, Abe Government Faces Backlash Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Senior Defense Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Consider by many to be “old school” technology, magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) remains a reliable tool in anti-submarine warfare. MAD systems …
It’s a MAD World in Anti-Submarine Warfare Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International estimates that the U.S. Air Force will spend approximately $2.64 million on its Cyber Defense Analysis project over the next …
Cyber Defense Analysis: $2.64M R&D Effort to Assess Information Disclosures to U.S. Adversaries Read MoreBy Matthew Beres, Forecast International. In the blink of an eye, France has come out of nowhere and ripped the global fighter market from the hands of its industry competitors. …
Triumph! For Now. Rafale’s Struggles, Failures, Big Wins… and Future 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 Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The inexorable march to the future continues. One of the U.S. Navy’s most prominent radar programs will be upgraded before the system even …
Gallium Nitride – As the G/ATOR Goes, So Too Will the Market Read More