A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Shaun McDougall, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Ottawa has announced a plan to provide the military with sustained annual budget growth of three percent beginning in 2017, providing …
Canada’s Effort to Boost Defense Spending May Be Too Little, Too Late Read Moreby Dean Lockwood, Weapons Group Analyst, Forecast International. In an age of smart bombs and tactical missiles, tube artillery remains the most cost-effective means of rapidly delivering large amounts of …
Self-Propelled Artillery Market Looks to the East Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Military planners in the U.S. and NATO expect the demand for satellite bandwidth to remain high, even with the drawdown of forces in …
Militaries Must Balance Growing Demand for Satellite Capacity with Shrinking Budgets Read More
by C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Under the terms of a U.S. Foreign Military Sales contract announced on March 9, Lockheed Martin will provide the Turkish Air …
Turkey Gets Enhanced Airborne EW Equipment as U.S. Strengthens Allies Along the Arabian Peninsula Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Royal Canadian Air Force hopes that investing in simulators will save money in the long run by reducing the strain …
Royal Canadian Air Force Simulator Strategy Carries CAD544 Million Price Tag Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst , Forecast International. Following a furor sparked by a series run by Philippine daily The Manila Times, which exposed the shadiness of a …
Philippine Department of National Defense Terminates UH-1 Contract, Blacklists Supplier Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Electromagnetic pulses are no longer plot devices for techno-thriller disaster films. The threat to the world grid from an EMP is very …
Global Grid Meltdown No Longer the Domain of Techno-Thrillers Read More By Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. It has been a long and difficult road, but Finmeccanica is finally getting its house in order. CEO Mauro Moretti, …
Finmeccanica Finally Begins to Transform Read More by Dan Darling, Forecast International. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to Paris on April 9 for a much-anticipated diplomatic swing through France, Germany and Canada. Prior to his departure, …
In Surprise Move, India Orders 36 Rafales – and May Have Killed the MMRCA Program in the Process Read More By Andrew Dardine, Forecast International. Based on projections in the FY15 defense budget, the U.S. Navy is planning to devote $723 million in RDT&E funding over the next 10 years …
Threat of Supersonic Missiles Drives Funding for Ship Self-Defense System Read More