A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
BAE Systems was awarded a $2.7 billion contract from the U.S. Navy for Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II full-rate production Lots 8-12. This award procures WGU-59/B units to …
BAE Systems Awarded $2.7 Billion APKWS Guided Rocket Contract Read More
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $349 million contract on August 28 for Phase 2 of the Maritime Strike Tomahawk Rapid Deployment Capability, which will follow Phase 1 design and …
U.S. Navy Awards Raytheon $349 Million for Maritime Strike Tomahawk Read More
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $55.5 million contract for the redesign of the KC-46A boom telescope actuator. The work is expected to be completed in February 2021. …
U.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Fix KC-46 Boom Read More
BAE Systems Land and Armaments LP has received a $67 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract (M67854-16-C-0006) for the development of engineering drawings for, and manufacture and test …
BAE Systems Awarded $67 Million Contract for Amphibious Combat Vehicle Work Read More
The U.S. Navy has awarded Sikorsky a $1.13 billion contract for the procurement of 12 Lot II and Lot III low-rate initial production CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters, which are replacing Marine …
Sikorsky Awarded $1.13 Billion Contract for 12 CH-53K Helicopters Read More
by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The four partner nations that developed the Eurofighter – Germany, the U.K., Spain, and Italy – ordered 472 aircraft through the end of …
New Partner Nation Typhoon Orders Needed to Keep Line Open into the Late 2020s Read More
The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division a massive $15.2 billion contract for the design and construction of two Ford class aircraft carriers: Enterprise (CVN …
U.S. Navy Proceeds with Two-Carrier Block Buy Read More
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for one Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 31), the last of three LCS funded by the U.S. Navy in FY19. The other …
U.S. Navy Awards Contract for Third FY19 Littoral Combat Ship Read Moreby Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Multiple companies have recently been awarded contracts for international AH-64 retrofit programs. As one of the world’s premier attack helicopters, …
International Apache Contracts Abound Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Aselsan, one of Turkey’s largest defense electronics companies, has formed a business partnership with Rocketsan and defense industry research development institute TUBITAK SAGE …
Turkey’s Aselsan to Develop National Long-Range Defense System Read More