A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Leonardo successfully weathered the worst of the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to its resilient and diversified portfolio of defense and commercial programs. While commercial aerospace operations were hard hit by the …
Leonardo’s Diversity Key to Ongoing Success Read More
According to a new analysis, The Market for Electronic Attack Systems, published by Forecast International, an estimated $8.5 billion will be spent through 2031 on the development and production of …
Growing Market for Electronic Attack Systems Valued at $8.5 Billion Read More
Finland’s five-party government has announced an agreement to supplement its defense budgetary outlays with an additional EUR2 billion ($2.19 billion) allocation. The agreement comes amidst a backdrop of Russia’s invasion …
Alarmed by Events in Ukraine, Finland Agrees to Defense Spending Top-Up Read More
Poland made official its M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 main battle tank (MBT) procurement to meet an urgent operational requirement with the signing of a roughly $4.75 billion deal on April 5. …
Poland Inks M1A2 Abrams Tank Contract Read More
The U.S. Air Force, on behalf of the Space Force, awarded InDyne of Sterling, Virginia, a $66.3 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract (FA2517-18-C-8000 / FA2518-22-C-0001) to exercise …
U.S. Space Force Extends Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar Contract with InDyne Read More
Canada has selected the F-35 to replace its fleet of aging CF-18 Hornet fighters. On March 28, Public Services and Procurement Canada announced the government was entering contract negotiations with …
Canada Selects F-35 to Replace CF-18 Fleet…Again Read More
Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the small Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) brings space capabilities to the U.S. military with speed. Accessing space is traditionally a long process with …
To Space with Speed Read More
Greece continues to push the modernization needle of the Hellenic Armed Forces, with its government signing contracts for three new French frigates and a top-up order for six additional Dassault …
Greece Inks Contracts for French Frigates, Rafale Jet Fighters Read More
On Monday, the Biden administration will request an $813.3 billion national security budget, which includes $773 billion for the Pentagon plus funding for nuclear programs in the Department of Energy …
White House Seeking $813.3 Billion for National Security in FY23 Read More
With existing law enforcement structures largely unable to cope with the social and economic largesse of organized criminal gangs and the pervasive violence left in the wake of intra-gang conflicts, …
Can El Salvador Sustain Its Rising Defense Expenditures? Read More