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 Union government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opted to ease foreign direct investment (FDI) requirements in India’s defense industry …
‘Make in India’ Initiative Could Get a Jolt After Government Relaxes Defense FDI Requirements Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As the center-right National Democratic Alliance government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches its two-year anniversary in power, the financial strain …
Resource Pressures Bear Down on Indian Armed Forces Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The United States has what is probably the most transparent defense budget process in the world. The Pentagon releases an annual budget request that …
Deciphering Congressional Budget Markups with Forecast International’s Online Budget Tool Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The fight against drug cartels and organized crime remains the primary driver of defense procurement by Mexico. As Mexico’s economy improves …
Fight Against Drug Cartels and Organized Crime Drives Mexican Defense Spending Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Canada’s new Liberal government released its first defense budget in March, and the spending plan portends a continued struggle for the military’s troubled acquisition …
Canadian Defense Budget Resorts to Old Tricks Amidst Acquisition Delays Read More by Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In the midst of sequestration, the United States Army’s Chemical, Smoke and Equipment Defeating Technology program is experiencing budget woes.
Financial Fog Inhibits Development of Technology Allowing U.S. Soldiers to See through Obscurants Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In a sign of Indonesia’s increased focus on its economic interests in the country’s Natuna Islands region, the Indonesian Air Force …
Wary over China’s Presence in Its EEZ, Indonesia Shifting More Defense Resources to South China Sea Read Moreby Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Defense electronics spending continues to emphasize the development of new technologies, but tight budgets are still restricting R&D. Militaries are having a …
U.S. Defense Electronics – Signs of Growth as Budgets Remain Tight Read More by Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Variants of the U.S. Navy’s Consolidated Automated Support System, in particular the Reconfigurable Transportable CASS (RTCASS) and electronic CASS (eCASS), are expected …
Strong Demand Expected for Critical U.S. Navy Test Equipment Read Moreby Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. C4I Processing Info. Source: U.S. Army From civil disobedience to full-scale military intervention involving all-out war, world events continue to increase awareness …
C4I – A $68 Billion 10-Year Market Read More