A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The U.S. Navy awarded Austal a contract last week for two Independence class Littoral Combat Ships, LCS 36 and LCS 38, representing two of the three ships funded by Congress …
Austal Awarded Contract for Two Littoral Combat Ships Read More by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. Over the past two decades, the international market for wheeled armored vehicles has witnessed tremendous expansion in demand, as well as a coinciding …
Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy, Part II Read More The U.S. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) has assumed responsibility for procurement of commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) services for the Department of Defense. Previously, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) …
AFSPC Assumes COMSATCOM Procurement Responsibility for DoD Read More The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $49.9million advance procurement contract for long-lead parts and support for two Lot 7 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The Navy used FY19 funds for …
U.S. Navy Awards Advance Procurement Contract for Two E-2Ds Read More Canada will now be able to move forward with a planned contract award for 15 Type 26 frigates in early 2019 after the Canadian International Trade Tribunal reversed a decision …
Canada Allowed to Proceed with Frigate Contract as Trade Tribunal Reviews Protest Read More Argentine President Mauricio Macri and Minister of Defense Oscar Aguad have presented three new IA 63 Pampa III aircraft that were built by Argentine state-owned aircraft manufacturer FAdeA. The aircraft, …
Argentine President Presents Three New Pampa III Read More by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. The adoption by the Belarusian armed forces in early 2017 of the Cayman armored reconnaissance vehicle, which had recently entered serial production, represents …
Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy, Part I Read More The U.S. Navy’s third and final Zumwalt class destroyer, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), was launched December 9 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard. The ship is …
U.S. Navy Launches Third and Final Zumwalt Class Destroyer Read More Irving Shipbuilding held a keel laying ceremony for Canada’s third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, the future HMCS Max Bernays. The ships are built using modular construction, and therefore do …
Keel Laid for Canada’s Third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship Read More Argentine Minister of Finance Nicolás Dujovne has signed a EUR319million ($363.2 million) financing agreement with Credit Agricole, Natixis, and Banco Santander SA for the Recuperación de la Capacidad de Patrullado …
Argentina Signs Financing Agreement for French OPVs Read More