A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Irving Shipbuilding held a keel laying ceremony for Canada’s third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, the future HMCS Max Bernays. The ships are built using modular construction, and therefore do …
Keel Laid for Canada’s Third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship Read More Canada has been forced to temporarily halt its frigate acquisition program following a ruling from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CTT). In October, a team of Lockheed Martin Canada and …
Canadian Frigate Program Delayed as Trade Tribunal Investigates Complaint Read More The U.S. Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense a $1.7 billion contract for 6,107 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and 22,166 equipment kits. This is the tenth order placed under the original …
U.S. Army Places $1.7 Billion Order for Over 6,000 JLTVs Read More U.S. Special Operations Command awarded a contract to Boeing worth up to $45 million for 56 upgraded primary airframe structures for the A/MH-6 Little Bird helicopter. SOCOM obligated $5.2 million …
USSOCOM Orders A/MH-6 Little Bird Airframes Read More
Telesat will undertake investigations under a DARPA contract to study the use of commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations to meet the needs of the Department of Defense. According …
DARPA Awards Telesat Contract to Investigate LEO Systems Read More The United States has donated a secondhand C-130H Hercules to the Colombian Air Force. The announcement of the donation was made during a visit by U.S. Air Force Chief of …
U.S. Donates Secondhand C-130H to Colombia Read More The U.S Department of Defense recently completed its first audit, which covered some $2.7 trillion in assets. By law, all government agencies are required to undergo audits, but the DoD …
Pentagon Audit Uncovers Cybersecurity Issues Read More Lockheed Martin was awarded an initial $6 billion contract for production of 255 F-35 fighters for the U.S. and other countries spanning low rate initial productions lots 12, 13, and …
Lockheed Martin Awarded Major F-35 Production Contract Read More The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $382 million contract for the production and delivery of eight MH-60R helicopters, plus associated systems engineering and program management support. Work under the …
U.S. Navy Awards Contract for MH-60Rs Added by Congress in FY18 Defense Bill Read More Canada recently announced that it would procure a sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), but the ship could be twice as expensive to build as the previous ships in …
Cost of Canada’s Arctic Patrol Ship Increases as Construction Timeline Extended Read More