A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
By Derek Bisaccio, Middle East Analyst, Forecast International. On January 2, Saudi Arabia carried out the execution of 47 people on terrorism charges. Among those executed was Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, a …
Will Saudi Executions Affect LAV Purchase? Read MoreBy Andrew Dardine, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. On October 28, the U.S. Navy awarded Boeing an $897.5 million contract for the procurement of 15 EA-18G Growler aircraft, plus their airborne …
EA-18G Production Contract a Big Boost for Jamming System Read Moreby Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The inexorable march to the future continues. One of the U.S. Navy’s most prominent radar programs will be upgraded before the system even …
Gallium Nitride – As the G/ATOR Goes, So Too Will the Market Read Moreby Dean Lockwood, Senior Weapons Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On August 25, 2015, the U.S. Army awarded Oshkosh Defense a $114.7 million contract for low-rate initial production and full-rate production …
Oshkosh Defense Decline Reverses with JLTV Win Read Moreby Andrew Dardine, Electronics Systems Analyst, Forecast International. With the recent approval by the U.S. State Department of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of AAQ-24(V) …
Middle East Continues to Provide Opportunity for Key IR Missile Countermeasures System Read MoreBy Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On August 7, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that the U.S. Air Force had awarded funding to three contractors as part …
With Several New Contracts, the U.S. Air Force’s JSTARS Recap Moves Forward Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy’s Surface ASW Combat Systems Integration program will likely hold at an average of $23.5 million to almost $29 million …
Sounds Like Some Activity Stirring in Surface Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Systems Read MoreBy Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Air Force will invest some $282 million in its program over the next 10 years, according to Forecast International projections. …
USAF to Spend $282 Million on Tactical Datalink Technologies Read More
by C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency recently announced the State Department’s approval to sell six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to …
A Proposed Super Tucano Sale to Lebanon Exposes Wider ALE-47 ECM Sales Opportunities Read More by C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Under the terms of a U.S. Foreign Military Sales contract announced on March 9, Lockheed Martin will provide the Turkish Air …
Turkey Gets Enhanced Airborne EW Equipment as U.S. Strengthens Allies Along the Arabian Peninsula Read More