A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Rising geopolitical tensions, active military conflicts, and new innovations have ensured that the defense industry is constantly evolving. To help navigate this intricate landscape, we asked GovExec defense expert David …
Insider Insights: Key Defense Industry Trends and Projections Read More
By Aja Melville, Daniel Darling, and Derek Bisaccio The onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 awoke Europe from its post-Cold War slumber. Within a matter of …
From Crisis to Opportunity: Europe’s Defense Industry Transformation in the Post-Ukraine Crisis Read More
A Center for a New American Security (CNAS) report released last month argues the U.S. must strengthen its investments and align strategic planning for precision-guided munitions (PGMs) to meet the …
Think Tank Report Addresses DOD’s Precision-Guided Munitions Planning Read More
The Indian government is ready to move forward with a procurement of 26 French-built Rafale combat aircraft. The selection of the Rafale M (Marine) variant to meet the Indian Navy’s …
India Picks Rafale M to Meet Carrier Combat Aircraft Requirement Read More
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has requested a review of a 2017 defense treaty with Australia, months after finalizing a security pact with China that permits Chinese troops to deploy to …
Tug Of War In The Pacific Read More
As recently as just a week ago, the broad consensus among diplomats and observers held that political developments over the last three years had brought the strategic latitude and very …
Batka the Broker: What’s in a Deal? Read More
The U.S. Army has announced the finalists in its competition to replace the aging Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). Formerly known as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), the service announced that the new …
XM30 Bradley IFV Replacement Detailed Read More
Germany, France, and Spain’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program represents a major European tri-national effort to design and build a sixth-generation fighter aircraft. Similar to related fighter programs, like …
BRIEFER: Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Read More
After months of bickering with the Ministry of Defense over the course of the war in Ukraine, Wagner PMC head Yevgeny Prigozhin threw down the gauntlet over the weekend, marching …
Prigozhin Plays His Hand Read More
The FY24 budget request (PB24) changed significantly from projections in last year’s spending plan (PB23), for a variety of reasons. Some programs were increased in scope, some were scaled back, …
Biggest Gains and Losses in the Pentagon’s FY24 Budget Read More