A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
“War has returned to Europe. Germany and its allies once again confront a military threat. The international order is being attacked in Europe and around the world. We are experiencing …
Germany Faces Tall Task in Reversing Bundeswehr’s Decline Read More
After a challenging FY23, ThyssenKrupp has laid the groundwork for a transformed company in the year ahead. For the company’s 2023 fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, ThyssenKrupp’s sales fell …
ThyssenKrupp Restructuring Moving Forward, Plans to Spin-Off Marine Unit Read More
Germany, France, and Spain’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program represents a major European tri-national effort to design and build a sixth-generation fighter aircraft. Similar to related fighter programs, like …
BRIEFER: Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Read More
The May 11th State Department approval of a Foreign Military Sale to Germany of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters, also puts in motion the purchase of critical electronic self-protection systems, amid a …
Critical Electronic Self-Protection Systems Boost German Chinook Sale Read More
Following the arrival of Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in New Delhi for a two-day visit, reports indicate that a Memorandum of Understanding is expected to be signed regarding a …
German Submarine Deal Nears as India Seeks Non-Russian Defense Solutions Read More
Germany’s years-long effort to replenish its rotary-wing transport capabilities got a boost on May 11 when the U.S. State Department gave formal notification of approval of a government-to-government Foreign Military …
Germany’s Chinook Procurement Effort Gets Liftoff Read More
On January 25, the German government announced it would initially transfer 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other NATO allies to likewise transfer Leopard 2s to Ukraine. This …
Tank Warfare in Ukraine — An Unspoken Reality Needs to be Heeded Read More
The governments of Germany and Slovakia agreed to a deal on August 23 under which Slovakia will send its Cold War-era armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine, with Berlin providing the …
Germany and Slovakia Agree to Swap Deal in Effort to Aid Ukraine Read More
Germany will move ahead with the acquisition of Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook to meet the Bundeswehr’s (German military) long-standing heavy-lift transport helicopter requirement. The selection of the Chinook was announced by …
Germany Picks Chinook to Meet Its Heavy Transport Helicopter Requirement Read More
As Germany begins its surprising about-face on matters pertaining to defense and security policy, it will undertake procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II new-generation combat aircraft to fill …
In a Reversal, Germany Taps F-35A to Fill Nuclear Deterrent Role Read More