A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Latvian government reached an agreement in principle on August 25 regarding fiscal planning for the 2016 state budget. Under the …
Latvian Government Ring-Fences Defense during Fiscal 2016 Planning Read Moreby Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The inexorable march to the future continues. One of the U.S. Navy’s most prominent radar programs will be upgraded before the system even …
Gallium Nitride – As the G/ATOR Goes, So Too Will the Market Read MoreBy Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Royal Canadian Navy recently hired a barge to transport fuel into the Arctic for two of its maritime coastal defense vessels …
Canada’s Supply Ship Problem Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The Wall Street Journal reports that Aerojet Rocketdyne is discussing an acquisition of United Launch Alliance (ULA) with owners Boeing and Lockheed …
Aerojet Rocketdyne Reportedly Makes $2 Billion Offer for ULA Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Thales Alenia Space has signed a new phase of the contract for the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) satellite program with the Italian …
COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Development Continues with EUR182 Million Award Read MoreBy J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. For quite some time now, the future of the Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in the world, has been a hot topic in …
Where is the A380neo? Read Moreby Andrew Dardine, Senior Aerospace and Defense Analyst, Forecast International. With the recent, seemingly minor award of a $35.3 million U.S. Army contract to Northrop Grumman for engineering and manufacturing …
Major Program for U.S. Aircraft Self-Protection Gets Rolling Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. A long-awaited move by the U.K. Ministry of Defence regarding attack helicopter capability has now played out, as a government-to-government request …
U.K.’s Request for Apache Remanufacture Unveils Long-Term Attack Helicopter Capability Plan Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Warships Analyst, Forecast International. The provision of additional funding for the 12th member of the LPD-17 class bears an uncanny similarity to the maneuvering that took place …
Land the Landing Force! Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The arrival of two ex-Portuguese Air Force C-212-300MPs in Uruguay offers the potential of upgrade contracts. The Uruguayan Air Force settled …
Radar Upgrades May Be on the Horizon in Uruguay Read More