A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Today, we provide a brief overview of how the recent government shutdown impacted the Pentagon and its funding plans. Forecast International’s U.S. Defense Market analyst Shaun McDougall unpacks the …
How the Government Shutdown Impacts the Pentagon’s Budget Read More
Recent months have produced a blur of activity in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) market segment, most notably with developments related to the Air Force’s CCA or drone loyal wingman …
U.S. CCAs: Breaking Down the Field Read More
As Russia slogs along with its largely stalemated invasion of Ukraine, leaning on additional help in the form of drones and munitions from sources such as Iran and North Korea …
The Bottom of the Barrel: Russia and China’s Battle for the Lower-Tier Defense Export Market Read More
The longest government shutdown in history has finally ended, but what does that mean for the Pentagon’s FY26 budget? It took well over a month for lawmakers to resolve the …
After the Shutdown: What Comes Next for the Pentagon’s FY26 Budget? Read More
The landscape of defense contracting in FY2024 was shaped by a mix of geopolitical urgency, technological evolution, and industrial adaptation. As the Pentagon sharpened its focus on strategic competition with …
Top 100 Defense Contractors 2024 Read More
The proposed U.S.-ROK partnership for the new Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program could mark a strategic shift in expanding U.S. naval presence in the Indo-Pacific. Facing challenges in shipbuilding …
NGLS Program Puts South Korea’s Advanced Shipbuilding Front and Center for US Navy Read More
Leaders of the 27 European Union (EU) nations have coalesced around the Defense Readiness Roadmap 2030, a plan to achieve a state of military-security readiness and strategic autonomy by the …
The EU’s Defense Readiness Roadmap: Ambition, Conflict, and the Path to 2030 Read More
Introduction The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) held its annual meeting this week in Washington, D.C. Amid an upswing in emerging defense technology – and artificial intelligence …
AUSA 2025 and AI Piloting: An Old Idea with New Technology Read More
With activity at this year’s Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) exposition in Washington swirling around C-UAS, Air Launched Effects, and unmanned ground vehicles, the show also delivered on several …
Army Aviation at AUSA: Three Leading Stories Read More
(This is the second of a two-part series on AI in defense. You can find the first part here.) Introduction A white paper recently published by the Computing Community Consortium …
Where Is Artificial Intelligence in Defense Heading? Read More