A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The White House has issued initial budget guidance to federal agencies for the 2018 fiscal year, calling for an increase in defense spending that …
Reaction to White House Budget Plan Highlights a Divided Congress Read More
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Faced with a growing People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) naval capacity and maritime presence in waters of the East China …
Japan Opts for More Small Ships – and a Faster Build Rate Read More At IDEX 2017, a military exhibition hosted in Abu Dhabi, Russian officials have been pushing a number of potential arms contracts with the United Arab Emirates. Particularly over the last …
Russia Seeks Big Arms Sales to United Arab Emirates Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Argentine Minister of Defense Julio Martinez has ruled out the purchase of supersonic fighter jets for the Argentine Air Force. The …
In a Sensible Move, Argentina’s Defense Minister Decides Not to Purchase Supersonic Jets Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indian Ministry of Defense – acting upon the Navy’s formal requirement for 57 multirole carrier-based fighters (MRCBFs) – has issued …
Indian Navy on the Hunt for Multirole Carrier-Borne Fighters Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Hellenic Defense Ministry announced on February 7 that Greece intends to move forward on an upgrade to its large inventory …
Greece Aims for F-16 Upgrade, but F-35 Plans Remain a Pipe Dream Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis released a memo on January 31 providing initial guidance for strengthening the armed forces through an FY17 budget amendment, …
Mattis Budget Guidance Spans Multiple Budget Cycles, Calls for FY17 Growth Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Not content to remain idle, RUAG has expanded the scope of its defense operations with a new focus on cybersecurity. …
RUAG Expands into Cybersecurity Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Army has released a pair of unfunded priorities lists for FY17 and FY18 calling for $26.5 billion in additional spending. The documents …
U.S. Army Lays Out $26.5 Billion Worth of Unfunded Priorities Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In an interesting twist to the long-expected Serbian acquisition of a batch of MiG-29 combat aircraft and Russian-designed missile systems, Serbia’s …
Serbia’s Soviet-Legacy Military Rearmament Project Gets New Supplier Read More