A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The Senate Armed Services Committee filed its version of the FY22 defense authorization bill last week, providing additional insight into the details of the $25 billion defense boost recommended by …
Senate Panel Adds $16 Billion for Acquisition Programs Read More
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract for the provision of eight CH-47 heavy-lift helicopters to Saudi Arabia. On August 23, 2017, the Department of Defense announced it had …
Saudi Arabia Purchases Eight CH-47Fs Read More The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency released a fact sheet detailing some of the equipment included in the $109.7 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia announced on May 20, 2017. …
U.S. Fact Sheet on Saudi Arms Deal Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. When an aviation platform passes 50 years of continuous military service, it joins a prestigious, albeit small, group of aircraft. The group …
T55 Soldiers On Aboard Venerable CH-47 Chinook Read More