A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
As long expected, Spain officially joined the Franco-German project to develop a Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) that will form part of a broader Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) with the signing …
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is reportedly in advanced negotiations with Russia over an urgent procurement of additional MiG-29 jet fighters. The discussed purchase would involve 21 additional MiG-29s to …
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The Greek government is weighing a possible purchase of up to four Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk maritime multirole helicopters per an announcement on February 12. #Greece looks to procure MH-60R …
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The Indian Ministry of Defence issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the procurement of 111 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUHs) for the Indian Navy on February 12. This large-scale initiative …
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The Australian government signed a Strategic Partnering Agreement (SPA) with French shipbuilder Naval Group on February 11, signaling firm commitment toward the production and delivery of new-build attack submarines for …
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India’s federal government presented its fiscal year 2019 Union Budget to Parliament on February 1, with an eye on the upcoming April-May electoral cycle. Tucked within this latest budget was …
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The defense ministers of France (Florence Parly) and Germany (Ursula von der Leyen) announced two contracts on February 6 that help lay the groundwork for the future sixth-generation jet fighter, …
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The French Navy will be receiving four new replenishment tanker support ships under a contract inked by the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) on behalf of the French Directorate …
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An annual parliamentary report on the state of the Bundeswehr indicates that the ongoing struggles of Germany’s armed forces show little sign of reversal in the near future. Despite a …
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