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by Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Russia is moving forward with export plans for two of its Admiral Grigorovich class frigates (Project 11356M). Under an agreement inked last year, Moscow …
Western Sanctions Impact Russian Frigate Sale to India Read More
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Faced with a growing People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) naval capacity and maritime presence in waters of the East China …
Japan Opts for More Small Ships – and a Faster Build Rate Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indian Ministry of Defense – acting upon the Navy’s formal requirement for 57 multirole carrier-based fighters (MRCBFs) – has issued …
Indian Navy on the Hunt for Multirole Carrier-Borne Fighters Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indian Navy’s long-standing quest for a new-build, modern class of mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) continues to flounder amid government demands regarding technology …
Indian Navy’s Quest for New Minehunters Mired on Shoals of Indigenization Pressures Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Marking a new step in military cooperation between China and Malaysia, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced that his country …
Malaysia Plans to Buy Ships from China as Beijing Courts Southeast Asia Read MoreBy Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. On June 2, Egypt received the first of its two Mistral helicopter carrier vessels, constructed by French shipbuilder DCNS. The ship, named …
Egypt Receives First Mistral Vessel Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Replacing the five original LHAs was an urgent requirement; the ships were old, had been worked hard, and had reached the …
Was the LHA-6 a Good Idea? Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Sea-Air-Space Symposium, Washington – One of the topics that invariably comes up at a meeting of naval-oriented people concerns the iniquities …
We Should Never Have . . . Read More by Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Variants of the U.S. Navy’s Consolidated Automated Support System, in particular the Reconfigurable Transportable CASS (RTCASS) and electronic CASS (eCASS), are expected …
Strong Demand Expected for Critical U.S. Navy Test Equipment Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As India embarks on its quest to fast-track construction of a second indigenous aircraft carrier, the question in Indian Navy circles becomes how …
Is the Rafale Coming to the Indian Navy? Read More