A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Indonesia continues to expand its amphibious capability with the awarding of an IDR360 billion ($25.5 million) contract to local shipbuilder PT Bandar Abadi for production of two additional landing ship …
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The evaluation phase of Switzerland’s ongoing fighter assessment for a new-generation combat aircraft is underway. The current flight trials follow an earlier exercise whereby Swiss officials tested the aircraft models …
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Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense inked a $1.02 billion agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) on April 12 for three follow-on Type 209/1400 diesel-electric submarines (SSKs). …
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The U.S. State Department has given approval for a $2.6 billion government-to-government Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to India of 24 multimission MH-60R Romeo Seahawk naval helicopters. The Pentagon’s Defense Security …
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The fallout from Turkey’s procurement of the Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile air-defense system continues to add to the growing strain on the once-solid Turkey-U.S. relationship. After months of warnings …
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A government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request by Belgium for four MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft has been given clearance by the U.S. State Department, with notification sent to Congress …
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On March 20, Germany’s parliamentary budget committee signed off on two projects each costing EUR25 million ($28 million) apiece. The first pertains to an upgrade of 101 of the Bundeswehr’s …
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The Australian government announced on March 25 its intended procurement of a new short-range air defense capability involving the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from Norway’s Kongsberg and U.S.-based …
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The British Ministry of Defence announced on March 22 a nearly $2 billion procurement of a fleet of five Wedgetail E-7 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from Boeing. …
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The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has moved to scrap entirely its GBP1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) project to provide its military pilots with air combat training through a private contractor. …
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