A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The U.S. Congress has reached an agreement on a defense bill covering funding for 2020 that will allocate military assistance to Ukraine. This week, following months of dialogue between members …
U.S. Allocates $300 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine Read More
The Russian Ministry of Defense will finalize a contract for an upgraded version of the Ka-52 next year. Speaking to TASS Russian News Agency on December 4, Russian Helicopters CEO …
Russia Preparing Ka-52M Contract Read More
On November 12, against the backdrop of French President Emmanuel Macron’s declaration in a recent The Economist interview that the NATO Alliance is currently experiencing “brain death,” the European Union …
PESCO and the Long Road to European Strategic Autonomy Read More
Following a multiyear modernization effort, the Russian military is able to provide for Russia’s security, even with some recent cuts to the defense budget. The military has passed the “peak …
Putin: Defense Spending Cuts Won’t Affect Russian Security Read More
The first Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet for the Russian Aerospace Force should be delivered soon. Speaking to journalists on November 8, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said, “As for …
Su-57 Ready for Delivery to Russian Military Read More
The Ukrainian defense budget will increase next year. In a statement this week, Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zahorodniuk said that the combined defense and security budget for 2020 will total …
Ukraine Plans Defense Budget Growth Read More
The Russian drone Okhotnik will perform its first weapons test next year. Speaking to TASS Russian News Agency on Wednesday, a source in the Russian defense industry said, “The Okhotnik’s …
Okhotnik Drone to Test-Fire Weapons in 2020 Read More
The political climate in Washington, D.C. of late has a way of training the spotlight on a particular country or issue, usually in some connection to U.S. President Donald Trump, …
Ukraine’s Quest for Deterrence Read More
The Russian Navy is preparing to receive a number of submarines over the next year. Speaking to reporters on September 9, 2019, Sevmash Shipyard Director General Mikhail Budnichenko said that …
Russian Navy Receiving Over Half Dozen Submarines Read More An Israeli defense firm is said to be in talks with the Ukrainian defense industry over a contract to modernize the Ukrainian Air Force’s MiG-29 fighter jets. The Defense Industry …
Israeli Firm Reportedly in Talks to Modernize Ukrainian MiG-29s Read More