A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
As expected, Turkey will officially not be receiving its order of F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation combat aircraft following its acceptance of delivery of the advanced S-400 air defense system from …
Turkey-U.S. Relations Further Strained by S-400 Delivery Read More
Ukrainian troops have tested the latest batch of BTR-3DA armored personnel carriers (APCs) delivered from the defense industry. In a statement, Ukrainian defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom announced that the Ukrainian armed …
Ukrainian Troops Test New Batch of BTR-3DAs Read More
The U.S. State Department notified Congress via the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on July 8 of a pair of potential Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan worth a combined …
U.S. State Department OK’s $2.2 Billion in Potential Military Hardware Sales to Taiwan Read More
The Uzbek government is planning to purchase new Russian fighter jets. Citing a source, RIA Novosti reported on July 8 that the Uzbek government has informed Moscow of its intentions …
Uzbekistan Planning Su-30SM Buy Read More
The Russian government is finding it difficult to produce its hypersonic glide vehicle amid a shortage of the necessary resources, a report by CNBC claims, based on sources knowledgeable of …
Report: Russia Lacking Materials for Large-Scale Production of Hypersonic Weapon Read More
Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium has breached the limit set under an agreement reached between world powers and Tehran in 2015. On July 1, Iranian media began reporting that the …
Iranian Enriched Uranium Stockpile Breaches Nuclear Deal Read More
In U.S. President Donald Trump’s telling, 10 minutes from launch, he called off military strikes on three sites in Iran, which were to be conducted in response to Iran’s downing …
U.S. and Iran: Back from the Brink Read More
India is readying a package of defense acquisition deals with the U.S. over the coming few years at an estimated price range of roughly $10 billion. The future requests would, …
India Seeks to Add More U.S. Hardware but Sanctions Regime Remains Concern Read More
Russia has maintained its arms exports portfolio despite pressure from external sources, Russian officials have said, and the volume of sales should rise in the future. Speaking to Zvezda TV …
Russian Officials Tout Arms Exports Despite Sanctions Read More
In today’s podcast, the Forecast Roundtable covers rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, particularly in light of the June 20 shoot-down of an American drone in the Strait of …
Forecast Roundtable – Tensions Rising with Iran, Part 1 Read More