A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The House passed its version of the FY20 defense authorization bill along party lines by a vote of 220-197. The bill provides a $733 billion topline for national security programs, …
House Passes Defense Policy Bill 220-197 Read More
Huntington Ingalls announced the completion of flight deck installation for the U.S. Navy’s Ford class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). The ship is in the early stages of …
Aircraft Carrier CVN 79 Flight Deck Installation Complete Read More
The White House has issued a veto threat for the House version of the FY20 defense authorization bill, and the president has said he would not sign the defense policy …
White House Threatens Veto Over Defense Policy Bill Cuts Read More
The U.S. State Department notified Congress via the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on July 8 of a pair of potential Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan worth a combined …
U.S. State Department OK’s $2.2 Billion in Potential Military Hardware Sales to Taiwan Read More
The Uzbek government is planning to purchase new Russian fighter jets. Citing a source, RIA Novosti reported on July 8 that the Uzbek government has informed Moscow of its intentions …
Uzbekistan Planning Su-30SM Buy Read More
The Russian government is finding it difficult to produce its hypersonic glide vehicle amid a shortage of the necessary resources, a report by CNBC claims, based on sources knowledgeable of …
Report: Russia Lacking Materials for Large-Scale Production of Hypersonic Weapon Read More
Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium has breached the limit set under an agreement reached between world powers and Tehran in 2015. On July 1, Iranian media began reporting that the …
Iranian Enriched Uranium Stockpile Breaches Nuclear Deal Read More The U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 on June 27 with a bipartisan vote of 86-8. The Senate-passed bill supports a total of $750 …
Senate Passes FY20 Defense Authorization Bill Read More
In U.S. President Donald Trump’s telling, 10 minutes from launch, he called off military strikes on three sites in Iran, which were to be conducted in response to Iran’s downing …
U.S. and Iran: Back from the Brink Read More
Russia has maintained its arms exports portfolio despite pressure from external sources, Russian officials have said, and the volume of sales should rise in the future. Speaking to Zvezda TV …
Russian Officials Tout Arms Exports Despite Sanctions Read More