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2023-2032: A Glimpse into the Military Satellite Market

March 8, 2023March 9, 2023 - by Carter Palmer

Global militaries rely on satellites to provide communications, reconnaissance information, and navigation and weather data, plus other services. This need for satellite capabilities has led to large space budgets, especially …

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Defense / Naval Systems

China’s Nuclear Submarine Program: Fact vs. Fiction

March 8, 2023March 6, 2023 - by Richard Sterk

The nuclear submarine program of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is fraught with contradictory information, speculation, and propaganda.  The lack of valid and verified information is a vivid reminder …

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Defense / Land Systems

Oshkosh Defense Protests AM General’s $8.7 billion JLTV Award

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 - by Richard Pettibone

After losing its seat as the incumbent on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program to AM General, Oshkosh Defense has filed a formal bid protest with the U.S. Government …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

India’s Top Defense Committee Gives Go-ahead for HTT-40 Basic Training Aircraft Procurement

March 2, 2023March 3, 2023 - by Daniel Darling

India’s Cabinet Committee on Security, the top decision-making body on defense issues, has granted approval for the purchase of 70 indigenous HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft. The procurement will move ahead …

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Defense / Military Electronics

Steady Progress for Ambitious U.S. Navy Program to Enhance Self-Defense Systems

March 2, 2023March 3, 2023 - by Andrew Dardine

In January, Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems was awarded a $64 million contract modification for ongoing support of the U.S. Navy’s Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) program. This was only …

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rendering of a maritime patrol aircraft flying over frozen waters in the Arctic
Defense / Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Considering P-8A Purchase from Boeing

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 - by Shaun McDougall

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand recently traveled to the U.S. to meet with Boeing officials to discuss military programs, and reports suggest topics included the potential sale of 14 P-8A …

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Budget Data / Defense / Featured / Power Systems

Top 100 Defense Contractors 2022

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 - by Forecast International

The following is a list of the Top 100 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) prime contractors in fiscal year 2022 ranked by total contract funds awarded. The DoD had defense …

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AM General Beats Oskhosh Defense in JLTV Recompete Upset

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 - by Richard Pettibone

AM General has succeeded in beating incumbent Oshkosh Defense for an $8.7 billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle recompete contract. Two other previously identified competitors, GM Defense and Navistar, bowed out …

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Defense / Land Systems

Poland Cleared for Potential $10 Billion HIMARS Acquisition

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 - by Daniel Darling

The U.S. State Department has granted approval of a potential $10 billion government-to-government Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to Poland. Poland’s request covers …

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Defense / Featured

Balloon vs. Satellite; China and Its Wayward Balloon

February 6, 2023February 10, 2023 - by Forecast International

By C. Zachary Hofer and Carter Palmer From the end of January and into February, an uncommon object captured the attention of observers around the globe, but probably none more …

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