A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Today, we provide a brief overview of how the recent government shutdown impacted the Pentagon and its funding plans. Forecast International’s U.S. Defense Market analyst Shaun McDougall unpacks the …
How the Government Shutdown Impacts the Pentagon’s Budget Read More
As Russia slogs along with its largely stalemated invasion of Ukraine, leaning on additional help in the form of drones and munitions from sources such as Iran and North Korea …
The Bottom of the Barrel: Russia and China’s Battle for the Lower-Tier Defense Export Market Read More
Our latest video and white paper take a deep dive into the Top 100 U.S. defense contractors for FY2024 and the Top Ten Programs driving FY2026 spending. From record Pentagon …
Inside the FY2026 Defense Landscape: Who’s Winning and What’s Next Read More
Leaders of the 27 European Union (EU) nations have coalesced around the Defense Readiness Roadmap 2030, a plan to achieve a state of military-security readiness and strategic autonomy by the …
The EU’s Defense Readiness Roadmap: Ambition, Conflict, and the Path to 2030 Read More
What good is a large inventory of tanks, armored vehicles and tactical trucks if they are rarely available or meet their mission requirements? That’s the question the U.S. Army – …
The U.S. Armed Services Have a Vehicle Serviceability Problem on Their Hands Read More
Click the video above for Forecast International Vice President Dan Darling’s discussion of the hot topics of AUSA 2025. Also, be sure to catch up on these AUSA articles from …
AUSA Market Insights Read More
The U.S. remains locked in a strategic race to secure and diversify its Rare Earth Element (REE) supply chain, a critical national security vulnerability exposed by global dependencies. These 17 …
Washington Goes Shopping: Investing Its Way Out of the Rare Earth Crisis Read More
This week on Market Insights we take a look at the impact of the government shutdown on the Pentagon through the lens of our North American market analyst and DoD …
Understanding the Government Shutdown’s Impact on the Pentagon Read More
Friction between French, German, and Spanish partners on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program is escalating. Germany and Spain are growing frustrated with France’s primary contractor, Dassault, which is …
Trilateral FCAS Program at a Crossroads Amid Workshare Dispute Read More
Leaders of NATO space forces agree with the conclusion U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Salzman reached in his March “Space Warfighting” document: military planners can …
The New Era of Space Warfare Read More