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The populist coalition government in Italy intends to pair-down defense spending during the country’s 2019 fiscal period. The government – consisting of the populist League party and the anti-establishment Five …
Italy Plans Defense Spending Reversal for 2019 Read More Officers of the Argentine armed forces being trained in the Joint Basic Course of Military Aviators (CBCAM in Spanish) made their first flights on the nation’s new Beechcraft T6C Texan …
Officers in Training Take First Training Flights Aboard Argentine Texan II’s Read More
The Belgian government has signaled its intent to modernize and recapitalize its long-neglected military capability with funding worth nearly €9.2 billion ($10.45 billion) directed towards defense investments. The fiscal commitment …
Belgium Moves Forward on Major Military Investment Package Read More The British Ministry of Defense will receive an additional GBP1 billion ($1.28 billion) boost to its in-year budget following an announcement by U.K. Treasury Chancellor Philip Hammond on October 29. …
British MoD to Receive Additional Funding in Effort to Protect Key Programs Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Brazilian right-wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro has won a runoff election to become Brazil’s next president. Bolsonaro defeated opponent Fernando Haddad with 55.1 percent …
Jair Bolsonaro Will Be Brazil’s Next President Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. With deterrence against a Russian incursion along its Baltic flank a paramount strategic concern of NATO, military mobility has emerged …
NATO Military Mobility in Europe Remains Key Focus of Alliance Read More As had been widely expected Belgium has tapped the next-generation F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft from Lockheed Martin as its preferred alternative to replace the Belgian Air Force’ legacy fleet …
Belgium Picks F-35 for Long-Term Fighter Replacement Read More The Ministry of Defense for Slovakia is hoping to receive government clearance for an armored infantry fighting vehicle (AIFV) procurement. The Defense Ministry intends to request cabinet approval for the …
Slovak Defense Ministry Looks to Move AIFV Procurement Forward Read More Mexico’s secretary of the Navy has announced the electronics suite and surface to air missile system for the Long Range Oceanic Patrol (POLA in Spanish) vessel. According to the announcement, …
Mexico Announces POLA Electronic Sensor Suite and Missile System Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The news of the disappearance and killing of The Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi has put a spotlight on the United States’ …
Examining U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Read More