A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Global militaries rely on satellites to provide communications, reconnaissance information, and navigation and weather data, plus other services. This need for satellite capabilities has led to large space budgets, especially …
2023-2032: A Glimpse into the Military Satellite Market Read More
The nuclear submarine program of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is fraught with contradictory information, speculation, and propaganda. The lack of valid and verified information is a vivid reminder …
China’s Nuclear Submarine Program: Fact vs. Fiction Read More
After losing its seat as the incumbent on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program to AM General, Oshkosh Defense has filed a formal bid protest with the U.S. Government …
Oshkosh Defense Protests AM General’s $8.7 billion JLTV Award Read More
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security, the top decision-making body on defense issues, has granted approval for the purchase of 70 indigenous HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft. The procurement will move ahead …
India’s Top Defense Committee Gives Go-ahead for HTT-40 Basic Training Aircraft Procurement Read More
In January, Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems was awarded a $64 million contract modification for ongoing support of the U.S. Navy’s Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) program. This was only …
Steady Progress for Ambitious U.S. Navy Program to Enhance Self-Defense Systems Read More
Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand recently traveled to the U.S. to meet with Boeing officials to discuss military programs, and reports suggest topics included the potential sale of 14 P-8A …
Canada Considering P-8A Purchase from Boeing Read More
The following is a list of the Top 100 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) prime contractors in fiscal year 2022 ranked by total contract funds awarded. The DoD had defense …
Top 100 Defense Contractors 2022 Read More
AM General has succeeded in beating incumbent Oshkosh Defense for an $8.7 billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle recompete contract. Two other previously identified competitors, GM Defense and Navistar, bowed out …
AM General Beats Oskhosh Defense in JLTV Recompete Upset Read More
The U.S. State Department has granted approval of a potential $10 billion government-to-government Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to Poland. Poland’s request covers …
Poland Cleared for Potential $10 Billion HIMARS Acquisition Read More
By C. Zachary Hofer and Carter Palmer From the end of January and into February, an uncommon object captured the attention of observers around the globe, but probably none more …
Balloon vs. Satellite; China and Its Wayward Balloon Read More