A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The U.S. on Thursday announced a $675 million security assistance package for Ukraine, marking the 20th time the Biden administration has utilized drawdown authority to transfer existing U.S. equipment into …
U.S. Aid Continues to Flow into Ukraine Read More
by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. More than six months have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced on February 24. With no end to the war in …
Is HIMARS a Game-Changer in the War in Ukraine? 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
A new open-source signals intelligence tool could help pilots and navigators avoid concentrations of GPS jamming. Guest post by Dr. Thomas Withington The jamming of satellite navigation signals is the …
No Direction Home – GPS Jamming and Avoidance Around Modern Warzones Read More
On Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 57-1. The legislation includes an amendment sponsored by Democratic …
House Armed Services Committee Approves FY23 Defense Policy Bill that Includes $37B Amendment Read More
Throughout the 1980s, the U.S. Army expended considerable time, effort, and angst searching for the answer to a singular question: Could the M1 Abrams survive against Soviet main battle tanks …
So Much for the Myth of Russian Main Battle Tank Superiority Read More
As the conflict in Ukraine continues to drag on and the Ukrainian Air Force suffers attrition and wear-and-tear to its combat aircraft component, help is pouring in from NATO member …
International Support Bolsters Ukrainian Air Force Fighter Capability Read More
Canada can be added to the growing list of countries that have pledged to increase defense spending in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ottawa released a 2022 budget …
Canada Outlines Plan to Increase Defense Spending and Conduct a New Defense Policy Review Read More
Finland’s five-party government has announced an agreement to supplement its defense budgetary outlays with an additional EUR2 billion ($2.19 billion) allocation. The agreement comes amidst a backdrop of Russia’s invasion …
Alarmed by Events in Ukraine, Finland Agrees to Defense Spending Top-Up Read More
Canada has selected the F-35 to replace its fleet of aging CF-18 Hornet fighters. On March 28, Public Services and Procurement Canada announced the government was entering contract negotiations with …
Canada Selects F-35 to Replace CF-18 Fleet…Again Read More