A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled the Conservative government’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 (SR21) on October 27. The latest U.K. Spending Review sets departmental budgets out to fiscal …
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The Netherlands’ defense minister, Henk Kamp, has informed the Dutch Parliament that a major defense project to replace the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) fleet of Walrus class submarines will miss …
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Two weeks after being cleared by the Indian government’s Cabinet Committee on Security, a $2.5 billion contract was finally awarded to Airbus Defense & Space for the order of 56 …
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The decision by Australia to scrap its $66 billion deal to purchase French-designed submarines in favor of a nuclear-powered option enveloped within a broader three-nation security pact with the U.S. …
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In a surprise move, Australia has opted to cancel its plans for 12 French-designed conventional submarines and instead utilize American and British nuclear-powered technology for its future fleet as part …
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With the signing of a contract on July 27 between the Polish Armament Inspectorate and a consortium led by the Polish Armaments Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA, or simply PGZ), …
Read More The Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the construction of six new Project 75(India) (P-75I) diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) featuring air-independent propulsion (AIP) …
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Poland’s defense minister, Mariusz Blaszczak, confirmed rumors of a planned acquisition by Warsaw of 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 main battle tanks (MBTs) from the U.S. on July 14. The purchase …
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The Swiss government has tapped two American-sourced solutions to meet the requirements of its Air 2030 program to replace the Swiss Air Force’s aging fleet of both F-5 Tiger and …
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France has agreed to procure an additional MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 unmanned aerial vehicle via the U.S. government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) channel. The $79.42 million contract, announced on June …
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