A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Defense Highlights, Headlines, and Happenings from the Farnborough Air Show 2026. WEDNESDAY Boeing is reshaping its European defense strategy by expanding local manufacturing, engineering, and workforce investments to better align …
Frontline Flight: Farnborough Air Show 2026, Day 3 Read More
Defense Highlights, Headlines, and Happenings from the Farnborough Air Show 2026. TUESDAY A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers at the Farnborough International Air Show told reporters that the Congress is …
Frontline Flight: Farnborough Air Show 2026, Day 2 Read More
Defense Highlights, Headlines, and Happenings from the Farnborough Air Show 2026. Amid rising geopolitical tensions over the war in Iran and intensifying debates around transatlantic defense spending, this year’s Farnborough …
Frontline Flight: Farnborough Air Show 2026 Read More
The FIM-92 Stinger has re-emerged in defense headlines, driven by heightened demand for short-range air defense and global supply backlogs. As the legacy platform faces these capacity constraints, the U.S. …
Sustaining the Stinger: How Foreign Demand Shapes the FIM-92’s Future Read More
On July 9, 2026, the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 released a new handbook designed to help government, industry, and academic audiences develop a common understanding around the basic …
The Pentagon’s New C-UAS Handbook: What’s Inside and Why it Matters Read More
The New York Times is reporting that the new Air Force One, a luxury Boeing 747-8 given to the White House by the Qatari government, was left behind after its …
Countermeasures System Needed for New Air Force One is Standard Issue for Military and Heads of State Read More
A recent $87.6 billion supplemental funding request from the White House to pay for the Iran war and other expenses complicates an already tense budget process in Washington. The supplemental …
Iran War Supplemental Deepens FY27 Budget Uncertainty Read More
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A prototypes on a California flight line during U.S. Air Force CCA flight testing. Image – U.S. Air Force. General Atomics and Anduril …
U.S. Air Force Taps Two Vendors to Build AI-Piloted Combat Drones Read More
In 2023, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering led a cross-agency study involving representatives from the U.S. military services, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), …
The Energetics Bottleneck Threatening U.S. Munitions Production Read More
A recent decision by the Pentagon to deploy high-energy laser and high-powered microwave counter-drone weapon systems to five U.S. military bases by the end of the year is a major …
Rising Demand for Directed Energy C-UAS as Drone Threat Spreads Beyond Battlefield Read More