A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Operation Tomodachi, the U.S. mission that provided disaster relief to Japan following the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, attached newfound significance to …
Operation Tomodachi Underscores Need for a New Surface Warship Radiation Detector Read Moreby Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Despite all its setbacks – sequestration, budget cuts, the recent AWOL trip, and a halt to testing – the JLENS program will, …
JLENS Will Be Produced, but Not in Numbers Once Expected Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. On August 3, The Washington Post reported that the United States had decided to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance to …
United States Withholds Military Reimbursement Funding for Pakistan Read MoreBy Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy’s Combat Systems Integration effort is poised to reap $219 million in funding over the next 10 years. This RDT&E …
Lawmakers Request $219 Million for U.S. Navy Combat Systems Integration 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 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