A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
In what has been described by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as the “biggest single investment in Australia’s defense capability in all our history,” Albanese and his counterparts from the …
AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Details Come to Light Read More
British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson announced a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) contract with BAE Systems on May 14 for the delivery of the seventh and final Astute nuclear-powered attack submarine …
U.K. Royal Navy Gets the Go-Ahead for 7th Astute Submarine Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The final shape of the U.K. Royal Navy’s Astute program is becoming clearer: three submarines are in service; three submarines are …
U.K. Royal Navy’s Successor Class SSBN(R) Likely To Be Equipped With Type 2076 Sonar Read More By Richard Sterk, Forecast International. The immediate future of Thales Underwater Systems’ Sonar 2076 appears solely linked the U.K. Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarine. The Sonar 2076, or Type 2076, is …
Sonar 2076 Poised Only to Equip Royal Navy’s Astute-Class Submarines Read More