A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. For a country seeking to address its operational readiness issues and enhance the service availability of existing hardware, Germany faces a …
Latest Report Reaffirms Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness Read More
Nigeria has received two more Mi-35Ms from Russia. The Nigerian Air Force announced on Monday that it had taken delivery of another two Mi-35Ms from Russia. The aircraft were received …
Nigeria Takes Delivery of Two Mi-35Ms Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Toward the end of April, French President Emmanuel Macron made a three-day state visit to the United States to meet with his …
President Trump Nears Decision on Iran Nuclear Deal Read More Bahrain has been approved for a purchase of attack helicopters. On Friday, the U.S. State Department announced a decision approving the sale of AH-1Z attack helicopters to Bahrain. An accompanying …
Bahrain Approves for 12 AH-1Zs Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Denel is currently a mess. It appears that the company may have been overzealous in some of its recent expansion …
Denel’s New Board of Directors Facing Herculean Task Read More Ukraine is testing its Vilkha rocket-guidance system. New state testing of the Vilkha was carried out this month, as Ukraine prepares to put the rocket-guidance system into production for procurement …
Ukraine Testing Vilkha Rocket System Read Moreby Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The still-evolving, Leonardo-produced BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD), missile countermeasures system is on the verge of significant fighter jet application in the …
Broadening the Appeal of a Sophisticated Missile Decoy Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. After years of stalled negotiations with Russia, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is pulling the plug on an 11-year collaborative effort …
India Shelves FGFA Project – Where to Now? Read More Russia has not yet decided on delivering the S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria. Following missile strikes on the Syrian government, Russia has considered the delivery of the S-300, a …
Russia Hasn’t Decided on Syrian S-300 Transfer Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In its recent report dated March 19, the German Ministry of Defense, as part of its assessment of the Eurofighter Typhoon program, provided …
German MoD Provides Updates on the Eurofighter Typhoon’s Captor-E AESA Radar Read More