A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has submitted a budget request of ¥8.54 trillion ($59.76 billion) for fiscal year 2025 (FY25). The requested total marks a 7.5 percent increase over the current …
No Going Back: Japan Continues to Hike Defense Spending Read More
The Netherlands is reinvesting in its firepower capabilities following a long period in which its military was downsized and stripped of its fighting edge. The Dutch Defense Ministry is in …
Netherlands Boosting Firepower with Rocket Artillery, Missile Acquisitions Read More
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $349 million contract on August 28 for Phase 2 of the Maritime Strike Tomahawk Rapid Deployment Capability, which will follow Phase 1 design and …
U.S. Navy Awards Raytheon $349 Million for Maritime Strike Tomahawk Read More
The Pentagon has laid out a $205.6 billion budget for the Navy in FY20, an increase of around 5.1 percent compared to the FY19 enacted level of $195.6 billion. Mirroring …
FY20 Budget Overview, Part 2: Navy Programs Read More
Speaking to Sputnik International on April 12, 2017, a top Russian lawmaker suggested that Damascus may seek to acquire Tor and Buk missile systems from Russia following a U.S. Tomahawk …
Russian Lawmaker Suggests Syria Wants Russian Missiles Read More One day after U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles struck a Syrian airbase, the Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces stated that the share of modernized weaponry in the possession of …
Russia, Iran to Boost Air-Defense Capabilities Read More