A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The fallout from Turkey’s procurement of the Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile air-defense system continues to add to the growing strain on the once-solid Turkey-U.S. relationship. After months of warnings …
U.S. Freezes F-35 Parts Delivery to Turkey over S-400 Purchase Read More
Admiralty Shipyard has floated out a new submarine for the Russian Navy. TASS Russian News Agency reported on March 28, 2019, that the latest Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine had been …
New Submarine for Russian Pacific Fleet Launched Read More
South African firm Paramount Group has confirmed that it exported Marauder mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles to Nigeria. Following reports earlier in March 2019 that the Nigerian Air Force’s land regiment …
Nigeria Procures Marauder MRAPs Read More
In an opinion piece, the U.K. foreign secretary has argued against ending the country’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Writing in Politico’s Europe edition on March 26, 2019, U.K. Foreign …
U.K. Foreign Secretary Defends Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Read More
The U.S. State Department has approved two possible sales to Morocco that, if concluded, will bolster the country’s F-16 fleet. On March 25, the U.S. announced the approval of a …
Morocco Approved for F-16 Buy, Upgrade Read More
In an interview with Sputnik International, the Pakistani military spokesman, Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, discussed a range of issues, including defense cooperation with Russia. Major General Ghafoor told Sputnik, “We …
Pakistani Major General Discusses Russia-Pakistan Relations Read More The Russian Ministry of Defense is planning a large order of modernized Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft over the coming decade. Speaking to journalists last week during a visit to Aviastar-SP, …
Russian MoD Plans Large Il-76MD-90A Buy Read More
In a demonstration attended by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian military showed off its Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle, recently purchased from Turkey. Ukraine had previously announced taking …
Ukraine Test-Flies Turkish-Made UCAV Read More
The design of a large-scale model of the Il-276 medium transport aircraft has been completed. In a statement on March 20, the Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) announced that it …
Large Scale Model of Il-276 Completed Read More
Egypt has reportedly placed an order for Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet. Citing two defense industry sources, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on March 18 that Egypt has ordered “over two dozen” …
Egypt Reportedly Inks Deal for Dozens of Su-35s Read More