A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The Indian government has inked another order with Russia for two Admiral Grigorovich class (Project 11356 design) frigates fitted with the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system. The latest $500 million …
India Inks Deal with Russia for Additional Admiral Grigorovich Class Missile Frigates Read More Argentine Minster of Defense Oscar Aguad has confirmed the finding of the submarine ARA San Juan at 907 meters depth in the Argentine Sea about 500 kilometers from the coast …
Argentina Confirms Discovery of ARA San Juan Wreck Read More Kenya has taken delivery of a dozen Bastion vehicles from the U.S. Following rumors earlier this month, the U.S. confirmed the transfer of a dozen Mack Defense Bastion armored personnel …
Kenya Receives Bastion Armored Vehicles Read More The government of Bahrain signed an agreement with Bell Helicopter to procure a dozen attack helicopters from the firm. At the Bahrain International Airshow, Bahrain and Bell Helicopter completed a …
Bahrain Procuring New Attack Helicopters Read More Australia plans to use the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from American firm General Atomics to meet a requirement for an armed drone to tackle a variety of roles. An …
Australia Picks MQ-9 Reaper to Fill Armed MALE Drone Requirement Read More Lockheed Martin was awarded an initial $6 billion contract for production of 255 F-35 fighters for the U.S. and other countries spanning low rate initial productions lots 12, 13, and …
Lockheed Martin Awarded Major F-35 Production Contract Read More Dynetics has been selected to develop small satellites for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) Technical Center program named Gunsmoke-L. Through the Design, Development, …
Dynetics Selected to Develop U.S. Army Small Satellites Read More The final Soviet-legacy MiG-29 multirole combat aircraft gifted to Serbia by Russia under a six-aircraft arrangement has completed its overhaul and been returned to Belgrade for entry into Serbian Air …
Serbia’s MiG-29 Capacity Finally Begins to Grow Read More The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $382 million contract for the production and delivery of eight MH-60R helicopters, plus associated systems engineering and program management support. Work under the …
U.S. Navy Awards Contract for MH-60Rs Added by Congress in FY18 Defense Bill Read More Canada recently announced that it would procure a sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), but the ship could be twice as expensive to build as the previous ships in …
Cost of Canada’s Arctic Patrol Ship Increases as Construction Timeline Extended Read More