A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov discussed the military’s plans for aircraft acquisitions. Speaking on Thursday, Deputy Defense Minister Borisov stated that the military would receive two dozen new aircraft. …
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Borisov Discusses Aircraft Acquisition Plans Read More Uzbekistan is considering a range of military contracts with its neighbors amid a push by its new president to improve foreign relations. On October 4, 2017, Kommersant reported that Uzbekistan …
Uzbekistan Eyeing Arms Procurement Read More Angola has taken delivery of two Su-30Ks. In an interview with Sputnik International, the Deputy CEO of Belarus’ 558th Aircraft Repair Plant, Aleksandr Vorobei, revealed that deliveries of Su-30Ks to …
Angola Receives Two Su-30Ks Read More Kazakhstan has inked an agreement with Russia for the supply of 12 Su-30SM fighter jets. Russian presidential aide for military-technical cooperation, Vladimir Kozhin, told Tass News Agency that an agreement …
Kazakhstan Inks Su-30SM Agreement Read More Nigeria will receive 10 Mi-35M helicopters in 2018, completing its order for 12. The deputy director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Anatoliy Punchuk, told RIA Novosti in …
Nigeria to Receive 10 Mi-35Ms in 2018 Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. The venerable Sukhoi 27 family has had a long history with Russian forces, along with about a dozen other operators in the …
AL-31F Engine Production on the Decline Read More