A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
“This time, for sure, the tank is dead.” Despite the repeated predictions of the tank’s demise, the anti-armor missile market continues to thrive. The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War has once again …
Russo-Ukrainian War Fuels Demand for Anti-Tank Missiles Read More
An estimated $7.2 billion will be spent over the next 10 years on the key programs covered in Forecast International’s Electronic Support Measures market analysis. During this period, a total …
High-Demand Electronic Support Measures Systems Market Valued at $7.2 Billion Read More
In less than a few years, the Type 26 frigate has vaulted from a small, also-ran program to the leading contender in the international surface combatant market. With the signed …
Type 26 Frigate Makes a Show of Force in Market as Possibly Most Successful British Surface Combatant in Decades Read More
The May 11th State Department approval of a Foreign Military Sale to Germany of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters, also puts in motion the purchase of critical electronic self-protection systems, amid a …
Critical Electronic Self-Protection Systems Boost German Chinook Sale Read More
By Dan Darling, Derek Bisaccio and Aja Melville The war between Russia and Ukraine, initiated by Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014 and subsequent invasion in February 2022, has had …
China Seizes Arms Exporting Opportunity in the Middle East Read More
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has made loitering technologies a priority in its efforts to support counter-violent extremist organization (C-VEO) operations and strategic competition. During SOF week in Tampa, …
SOCOM Steps Up Drive For Loitering Capabilities Read More
The long-troubled Denel received a boost in its restructuring efforts when the South African government agreed to recapitalize the ailing firm with a ZAR3.4 billion injection in late 2022. The …
South Africa’s Denel Soldiers On with Restructuring Read More
Saturday, April 29, 2023, marked the 150th and final day of Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi’s reign as the fourth caliph of the Islamic State (ISIS), reports Reuters. According to a …
ISIS’ Bloody April Read More
To some observers, what happened on the night of Thursday, May 4, must have been unthinkable. Certainly, in Russia, the metaphoric alarm bells must have been ringing. In Ukraine, where …
Unthinkable! Patriot AMD System Takes Down Hypersonic Missile Over Ukraine Read More
When, in the wake of a shocking string of criminal massacres, Mexican President Felipe Calderon first deployed the Mexican armed forces to combat organized crime on the country’s streets in …
The Future of Mexican Security Sector Reform Read More