A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The U.S. Air Force formally accepted its first KC-46 tanker from Boeing earlier this month, and that aircraft is expected to touch down at McConnell Air Force Base on Friday …
Refueling Pods Impacting KC-46 Deliveries Read More The U.S. affirmed the bulk of its ongoing missile defense plans with the release of the first Missile Defense Review since 2010. President Donald Trump spoke from the Pentagon, warning …
Space-Based Sensors and Directed Energy Highlighted in U.S. Missile Defense Review Read More Iran and Azerbaijan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on defense cooperation. During a visit to Baku on January 17, 2019, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian armed forces, …
Iran, Azerbaijan Ink MoU on Defense Cooperation Read More
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for one Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 31), the last of three LCS funded by the U.S. Navy in FY19. The other …
U.S. Navy Awards Contract for Third FY19 Littoral Combat Ship Read More A $500 million deal involving the sale of second-hand Israel F-16s to Croatia appears to have reached a dead end due to U.S. objections. The sale of 12 ex-Israeli Air …
Croatia’s F-16 Acquisition from Israel Falters over U.S. Objections Read More The U.S. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) has assumed responsibility for procurement of commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) services for the Department of Defense. Previously, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) …
AFSPC Assumes COMSATCOM Procurement Responsibility for DoD Read More The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $49.9million advance procurement contract for long-lead parts and support for two Lot 7 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The Navy used FY19 funds for …
U.S. Navy Awards Advance Procurement Contract for Two E-2Ds Read More The U.S. Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense a $1.7 billion contract for 6,107 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and 22,166 equipment kits. This is the tenth order placed under the original …
U.S. Army Places $1.7 Billion Order for Over 6,000 JLTVs Read More The United States has donated a secondhand C-130H Hercules to the Colombian Air Force. The announcement of the donation was made during a visit by U.S. Air Force Chief of …
U.S. Donates Secondhand C-130H to Colombia Read More Dynetics has been selected to develop small satellites for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) Technical Center program named Gunsmoke-L. Through the Design, Development, …
Dynetics Selected to Develop U.S. Army Small Satellites Read More