A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee reached an agreement to add $8 billion to the FY24 defense budget, using emergency spending authority to bypass spending limits put in place …
Senate Appropriators Agree to Bypass Spending Limits, Add $8 Billion for Defense Read More
The Indian government is ready to move forward with a procurement of 26 French-built Rafale combat aircraft. The selection of the Rafale M (Marine) variant to meet the Indian Navy’s …
India Picks Rafale M to Meet Carrier Combat Aircraft Requirement Read More
The House’s recent version of the FY24 defense appropriations bill provided a lifeline for the alternate engine being developed for the F-35, but the legislation doesn’t foresee actually using the …
House Bill Keeps Alternate F-35 Engine Afloat, but Only for Research Purposes Read More
Oh what a difference a few years make. After IVAS displayed a burst of promising development breakthroughs earlier in the decade, the long-term prospects of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System …
A Different Kind of Reality Might Be Hitting Home for Enhanced Goggle Program Read More
In less than a few years, the Type 26 frigate has vaulted from a small, also-ran program to the leading contender in the international surface combatant market. With the signed …
Type 26 Frigate Makes a Show of Force in Market as Possibly Most Successful British Surface Combatant in Decades Read More
The U.S. Army has announced the finalists in its competition to replace the aging Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). Formerly known as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), the service announced that the new …
XM30 Bradley IFV Replacement Detailed Read More
A Czech Republic government-to-government foreign military sales (FMS) request for procurement of 24 F-35A Lightning II stealth combat aircraft has been given the go-ahead by Washington. Formal notification of approval …
Czech Request for F-35A Combat Aircraft Gets U.S. Approval Read More
Germany, France, and Spain’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program represents a major European tri-national effort to design and build a sixth-generation fighter aircraft. Similar to related fighter programs, like …
BRIEFER: Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Read More
The U.S. Army selected General Dynamics Land Systems and American Rheinmetall Vehicles to move forward on Phase 3 of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program, which is slated to …
Two Selected to Move Forward on Bradley Replacement Effort Read More
U.S. Congressional defense committees have been hard at work marking up their versions of FY24 defense legislation. Thus far, we’ve seen drafts released from the House Armed Services Committee and …
FY24 Congressional Budget Markup Process in Full Swing Read More