A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. With worries about Russia percolating, Sweden’s center-left coalition government – in agreement with three of the four parties in the opposition …
Latest Swedish Defense Budget Increase a Token Measure Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst , Forecast International. Following a furor sparked by a series run by Philippine daily The Manila Times, which exposed the shadiness of a …
Philippine Department of National Defense Terminates UH-1 Contract, Blacklists Supplier Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Electromagnetic pulses are no longer plot devices for techno-thriller disaster films. The threat to the world grid from an EMP is very …
Global Grid Meltdown No Longer the Domain of Techno-Thrillers Read More By Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. It has been a long and difficult road, but Finmeccanica is finally getting its house in order. CEO Mauro Moretti, …
Finmeccanica Finally Begins to Transform Read More By Andrew Dardine, Forecast International. Based on projections in the FY15 defense budget, the U.S. Navy is planning to devote $723 million in RDT&E funding over the next 10 years …
Threat of Supersonic Missiles Drives Funding for Ship Self-Defense System Read Moreby Dan Darling, Forecast International. Age and wear are taking a toll on the Swiss Air Force’s combat aircraft capability. The service’s 36 F-5 Tigers – purchased in 1976 and …
Swiss Combat Aircraft Capability Continues to Shrink Read More by Bill Ostrove, Forecast International. U.S. company United Launch Alliance (ULA) has unveiled its next-generation launch vehicle, dubbed Vulcan. In a much anticipated April 13 press conference, CEO Tory Bruno …
ULA Introduces Future Vulcan Launch Vehicle Read More by Ray Jaworowski, Forecast International. The number of white tail C-17 aircraft being built by Boeing before closure of the production line later this year is now down to five. …
C-17 White Tails Down to Five Read More By Greg Giaqunito, Forecast International. Over the next 10 years, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is forecast to spend approximately $402 million on its Cyber Technology project, …
DARPA Expected to Spend Big Bucks on Cyber Technology Project Read More by Larry Dickerson, Forecast International. The United States is turning to F-16 Vipers to supply airframes for full-scale aerial targets (FSAT). Boeing, in cooperation with BAE Systems, is building the …
From Phantoms to Vipers: U.S. Evolves Its FSATs Read More