A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International estimates that the U.S. Air Force will spend approximately $2.64 million on its Cyber Defense Analysis project over the next …
Cyber Defense Analysis: $2.64M R&D Effort to Assess Information Disclosures to U.S. Adversaries 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 Andrew Dardine, Senior Aerospace and Defense Analyst, Forecast International. With the recent, seemingly minor award of a $35.3 million U.S. Army contract to Northrop Grumman for engineering and manufacturing …
Major Program for U.S. Aircraft Self-Protection Gets Rolling Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The arrival of two ex-Portuguese Air Force C-212-300MPs in Uruguay offers the potential of upgrade contracts. The Uruguayan Air Force settled …
Radar Upgrades May Be on the Horizon in Uruguay Read MoreBy Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International projects that the U.S. Department of Defense will spend approximately $127 million on its Cyberspace Test Technology (CTT) project over …
Cyberspace Test Technology: $127 Million Project Keeps Cyberspace Warfighter Systems Current 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 Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International is projecting that over the next 10 years, the U.S. Army will spend some $44 million on projects being implemented …
U.S. Army Earmarks $44 Million for CRA Projects to Thwart Cyber Attacks Read More By Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Department of Defense’s official nomenclature equipment identification system is formally known as the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), although …
What’s In a Name? U.S. Department of Defense AN Nomenclature Made Easy Read More By Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Over the next 10 years, the U.S. Navy will spend about $149 million on its Fleet Communications R&D program. Driving this funding is …
Smooth Sailing Expected for U.S. Navy Fleet Communications Program Read More by Zachary Hofer, Forecast International. The EISS and ASQ-230 ASIP are living in tumultuous times. Northrop Grumman’s Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite (EISS) and ASQ-230 Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) make …
EISS & ASIP Endure, in Turbulent Air Read More