A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Defense Highlights, Headlines, and Happenings from the Paris Air Show 2025. TUESDAY The companies building a next-generation combat fighter for France, Germany, and Spain are publicly sparring over the development …
Frontline Flight: Paris Air Show 2025, Day 2 Read More
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed two major contracts with KNDS, the German-French defense group, to both modernize its current tank fleet and procure new armored vehicles. The …
Sweden Signs Agreement to Modernize and Expand Leopard Tank Fleet Read More
Defense Highlights, Headlines, and Happenings from the Paris Air Show 2025. MONDAY As Europe boosts its defense spending and questions linger over U.S. commitment to NATO, the 2025 Paris Air …
Frontline Flight: Paris Air Show 2025 Read More
There is a lot of talk back and forth, here and there, around and around, concerning the weapons of the future. Candidates for this title include small drones and inexpensive …
Israel’s Drone-Missile Operation Shows Future War Is About the Right Tool, Not the Best Read More
A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments The European Union announced a new round of sanctions against Russia’s energy and …
This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (June 13) Read More
Global defense spending surged by 8.1% in 2024, reaching an unprecedented $2.3 trillion as governments worldwide respond to a rapidly evolving security landscape. From Eastern Europe to the Indo-Pacific, nations …
A New Era of Global Defense Spending: Key Trends and What’s Ahead Read More
Canada plans to meet NATO’s goal of spending two percent of GDP on defense this year, seven years earlier than planned, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech Monday. …
Canada Plans to Hit NATO Defense Spending Target Early, Shift Focus from U.S. Read More
President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 defense budget request cuts over $25 billion in acquisition funding from the Department of Defense’s base budget, primarily for procurement programs, shifting those expenses to …
FY26 Base Budget Cuts $25 Billion for Acquisition, Relies on Reconciliation Bill to Fill Gaps Read More
President Trump signed a sweeping executive order Tuesday aimed at wresting control of U.S. airspace from malicious drone operators, while preserving the commercial and public-safety promise of unmanned aircraft systems …
White House Moves to Reclaim the Skies From Rogue Drones Read More
With one of the most high-profile air shows of 2025 days away in Paris, discourse in aerospace circles is turning to anticipating the major storylines that will dominate the …
Paris Air Show Preview: The Defense Angle Read More