A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Congress has repealed a requirement for the U.S. Air Force to develop a conventional variant of the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) air-launched cruise missile. A nuclear LRSO is currently under development …
Congress Repeals Requirement for Conventional Long-Range Standoff Weapon Read More
The U.S. Navy has fielded the W76-2 low-yield nuclear warhead, which is used on the submarine-launched Trident II ballistic missile. The low-yield weapon is a variant of the standard W76-1 …
U.S. Navy Fields W76-2 Low-Yield Sub-Launched Nuclear Warhead Read More
Poland has officially signed a contract covering the $4.6 billion purchase of 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft. The procurement is being made under Poland’s Harpia program, which …
Poland Finalizes F-35 Purchase Read More
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $127.4 million contract to Gulfstream Aerospace for the delivery of two C-37B aircraft. The contract was awarded using funding from the recently passed …
U.S. Air Force Orders Two Gulfstream C-37B Aircraft Read More
It’s been a relatively quiet start to 2020 in the European defense and security environment, but the past week has brought some pieces of news and political developments to keep …
Quick Hits: European Defense and Security Environment Week in Review Read More
Four years after it was split from Alcoa, Arconic itself is dividing into two companies: Arconic focused on rolled aluminum products and a new aerospace-focused operation, Howmet Aerospace. The new …
Split of Arconic Results in a New Howmet Aerospace Read More
The Russian Caspian Flotilla has received the Bal coastal defense missile system. In a statement on Thursday, the press office of the Russian Southern Military District said, “The first Bal …
Russian Caspian Flotilla Receiving Bal Missile System Read More
The Forecast Roundtable kicks off the start of a new year by sitting down each analyst from its International Military Markets group with host Mathew Beres to discuss the trends …
2020 Global Defense Spending Annual Snapshot: Part 4 Read More
The Russian air defense system Pantsir-S has received a hypersonic missile. Speaking to state-owned TASS Russian News Agency, Valery Slugin, the chief designer for air defense systems at Shipunov Design …
Russian Pantsir System Receiving Hypersonic Missile Read More The Forecast Roundtable kicks off the start of a new year by sitting down each analyst from its International Military Markets group with host Mathew Beres to discuss the trends …
2020 Global Defense Spending Annual Snapshot: Part 3 Read More