A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Northrop Grumman secured its position as a military aircraft producer when the U.S. Air Force selected it to produce the …
Northrop Grumman Outlook Strengthens with LRS-B Win Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Canada’s Liberal Party has ended nearly a decade of rule under Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives, a change that does …
Canada’s New Leader Vows to Drop F-35 as Priorities Shift to Homeland Defense Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Irish Department of Defense announced its funding allocation for 2016 on October 13. The total earmark for FY16 will amount …
Ireland’s Defense Earmark for 2016 Falls Flat Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Throughout the month of September, Venezuela saw a flare-up in hostility with two of its neighbors, Colombia and Guyana, over separate issues. …
Simmering Tensions Between Venezuela and Guyana Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Romanian government reportedly plans to utilize a national emergency procedure as a means to funnel additional monies toward the country’s …
Romanian Government Seeks to Prop Up Ailing Defense Industry with Supplemental Funding Read MoreBy Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. U.S. lawmakers have avoided a government shutdown with the passage of a continuing resolution that funds the government at FY15 levels through …
U.S. Government Shutdown Avoided Amidst Prolonged Budget Battle Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. In its latest study on the light military rotorcraft market, Forecast International projects that 1,304 light military rotorcraft will be produced from …
Asia Increasingly Important for Light Military Rotorcraft Manufacturers Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indonesian Navy has announced plans to procure two new submarines from Russia as it seeks to bolster its limited submarine …
Indonesia’s Planned Submarine Buy from Russia Raises Questions Read MoreBy Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Canadian Department of National Defence has responded to media claims that the future Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program is in trouble, …
Canada Refutes Media Claims About Future Surface Combatant Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. A long-awaited contract for the Turkish Long-Range Air and Missile Defense System (T-LORAMIDS) now appears further away than ever. For a …
Turkey’s T-LORAMIDS Missile Defense System Edges Ever Further Away Read More