A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Ongoing conflicts and terrorism have increased the focus on defense systems for low-intensity conflicts, homeland security and cyber warfare – areas …
Elbit Systems Gains Critical Mass with New Acquisitions Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval & Marine Power Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International has introduced a critical new upgrade to the Industrial & Marine Turbine Forecast module of its …
New Industrial & Marine Turbine Market Research Tool Available Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On July 30, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that it had decided to procure Lockheed Martin’s radar over rival Raytheon’s to equip …
Lockheed Martin’s LRDR Selected for Japanese AEGIS Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense Sites Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. With a speech by Vice President Mike Pence, along with an interim report issued by the Pentagon, the U.S. government has begun laying …
Trump Administration Moves Space Force Plans Forward Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Thales has been awarded a $37 million contract from the U.S. Army to equip the new rapidly deployable security force assistance brigades …
Thales Gains Back Market Share with New Radio Contract Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) was created following the cancellation of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program. The U.S. …
Joint Tactical Networking Center: Making Software Radios Interoperable, Secure, and Affordable Read More