A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The dramatic deterioration of Haiti’s internal security environment over the past two years is of particularly acute concern for the current Dominican government. With the Haitian government having been cast …
Border Tensions and Surging Growth Drive Dominican Defense Expenditures Read More
Germany will move ahead with the acquisition of Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook to meet the Bundeswehr’s (German military) long-standing heavy-lift transport helicopter requirement. The selection of the Chinook was announced by …
Germany Picks Chinook to Meet Its Heavy Transport Helicopter Requirement Read More
777X first delivery postponed; pushed out another two years. Airbus targets 75 A320neos per month by 2025. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 35 and …
Airbus and Boeing Report April 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Guest post by Dr. Thomas Withington Despite being over 30 years old, the SINCGARS tactical radio system is enjoying a new lease of life via a modernisation. The Single Channel …
Life in the Old SINCGARS Waveform Yet! Read More
Finland’s top leaders, President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, announced on May 12 that they favor their country applying for NATO membership. The joint statement said, “As a …
Finnish Leaders Seek to Fast-Track NATO Accession Read More
Pentagon officials are pushing Congress to tweak the annual defense policy bill on the current legislative docket in order to open up a path for cooperation on collaborative defense programs …
We Want In: Pentagon Seeks Congressional Approval for Widening U.S.-EU Defense Cooperation Read More
Throughout the 1980s, the U.S. Army expended considerable time, effort, and angst searching for the answer to a singular question: Could the M1 Abrams survive against Soviet main battle tanks …
So Much for the Myth of Russian Main Battle Tank Superiority Read More
Solid Month for Plane Makers Despite Large Airbus A330 Cancellation. Airbus and Boeing Report Significant Dependence on Russian Titanium. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered …
Airbus and Boeing Report March 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Canada can be added to the growing list of countries that have pledged to increase defense spending in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ottawa released a 2022 budget …
Canada Outlines Plan to Increase Defense Spending and Conduct a New Defense Policy Review Read More
Canada has selected the F-35 to replace its fleet of aging CF-18 Hornet fighters. On March 28, Public Services and Procurement Canada announced the government was entering contract negotiations with …
Canada Selects F-35 to Replace CF-18 Fleet…Again Read More