A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Leonardo S.p.A. has signed a binding agreement to buy Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) from Iveco Group for an enterprise value of EUR1.7 billion ($1.96 billion), a move the Italian aerospace conglomerate says …
Leonardo to Acquire Iveco Defence Vehicles in €1.7 Billion Deal, Becomes Land-Systems “Prime” Read More
Europe’s quest for greater strategic autonomy on the battlefield took a tangible step forward with the formal announcement of Project MARTE (Main ARmoured Tank of Europe), a two-year design study …
MARTE Consortium Launched to Develop Europe’s Next Main Battle Tank Read More
Defense Ministers for France and Germany have signed-off on an industrial workshare agreement to develop a future battle tank ground combat system. Formalized on April 26, the agreement will see …
France and Germany Formalize Agreement to Develop Future Main Battle Tank Read More
The Russian military has begun receiving serially-produced T-14 Armata main battle tanks, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said in an interview with Russian state media, but likely will not deploy them …
Chemezov Casts Doubt on T-14 Armata Deployment in Ukraine Read More
The Ukrainian tank program T-84 Oplot continues to see delays. Ukraine’s military will not receive any T-84 Oplot main battle tanks in the near future, the Ukrainian publication Defense Express …
T-84 Won’t Enter Ukrainian Service in Near Future Read More
According to a report in local Thai media, the Royal Thai Army (RTA) seeks to add more Chinese-built VT-4 main battle tanks to its existing inventory. The January 16 report …
Royal Thai Army Seeking Additional VT-4 Tanks from China Read More The U.S. State Department announced the approval of a pair of arms sales to Egypt on November 27, 2018. The potential sales include a deal for tank rounds and another …
U.S. Announces Tank Round, Helicopter Sales to Egypt Read More Earlier this week, Iraq announced that it had received 39 T-90 main battle tanks from Russia. The tanks are divided among two battalions. Earlier this year, Iraq took delivery of …
Iraq Receives T-90 Main Battle Tanks Read More Kuwait will receive a ‘unique’ M1 Abrams tank, according to a U.S. Department of Defense contract. On December 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it awarded General Dynamics …
Kuwait to Receive ‘Unique’ M1 Abrams Tank Read More Speaking to Tass News Agency on September 12, 2017, Russian presidential aide for military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin discussed arms sales to various countries, including Middle Eastern clients. Regarding the potential …
Russian Aide Discusses Arms Sales to Middle East Read More