A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The Israeli Air Force has taken delivery of another batch of F-35 fighter jets. In a statement, the Israeli military confirmed the delivery of two more F-35s to Israel on …
Israel Receives New Pair of F-35s Read MoreU.S. Manufacturers Deliver 416 Aircraft in Third Quarter – Up 39 Units from Q3 2017 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association …
World General Aviation Aircraft Shipments Up 7% in Third Quarter 2018 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 Japan’s quest for bringing the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into service moved forward on November 16 when the Pentagon awarded the drone manufacturer, Northrop …
Japan Global Hawk UAV Purchase Moves Forward Read More Three Ecuadorian missile corvettes have been returned to service after undergoing modernization and re-powering work by Ecuadorian technicians at shipyard Astinave. The three vessels, the Manabí (CM 12) Los Ríos …
Three Ecuadorian Corvettes Returned to Service Read More China has launched two Beidou-3 navigation satellites into space aboard a Long March 3B (CZ-3B) launch vehicle. Liftoff occurred on November 19, 2018 at 2:07 a.m. local time (November 18 …
China Sends 42nd and 43rd Navigation Satellites into Orbit Read More The Indian government has inked another order with Russia for two Admiral Grigorovich class (Project 11356 design) frigates fitted with the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system. The latest $500 million …
India Inks Deal with Russia for Additional Admiral Grigorovich Class Missile Frigates Read More Argentine Minster of Defense Oscar Aguad has confirmed the finding of the submarine ARA San Juan at 907 meters depth in the Argentine Sea about 500 kilometers from the coast …
Argentina Confirms Discovery of ARA San Juan Wreck Read More A three-way battle to provide around 1,000 very short-range air defense systems (VSHORADS) to the Indian Army appears to have reached an end. Russia’s 9K338 Igla-S shoulder-fired system has been …
Russian Igla-S Named Lowest Bidder for Indian Army’s VSHORADS Contest Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Past strategic action on the part of Diehl’s management continues to boost the firm’s results. Most notably, during the Great …
Diehl Rebrands and Restructures Aerospace Operations Read More