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Forecast International Unveils Freshly Updated Airborne Electro-Optical Market Analysis

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 - by C. Zachary Hofer

Forecast International (FI), a world leader in aerospace and defense market intelligence, has released a new analysis of the airborne electro-optics market. The Market for Airborne Electro-Optical Systems is based …

Defense / Featured / North America

White House Proposes $715 Billion Defense Budget for FY22

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 - by Shaun McDougall

The White House has announced that its FY22 budget request will seek $753 billion for national defense, a 1.7 percent increase over the FY21 enacted level. That figure includes the …

Defense / Missiles

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to Compete for Next-Generation Interceptor

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 - by Richard Pettibone

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in a competitive downselect phase, selected Lockheed Martin and partner Aerojet Rocketdyne and a Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles & Defense team to develop and …

Defense / Featured / Land Systems

Scathing Report on the British Army’s Armored Fighting Vehicle Capability: ‘Deplorable, Obsolescent and Outgunned’

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 - by Forecast International

by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. In a scathing March 14 report released by the U.K. Parliament’s Defence Committee, the British Army’s armored fighting vehicle capability is called deplorable, …

Defense / Featured / Military Aircraft

Aero Vodochody Continues Trainer Focus Under New Owners

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 - by Richard Pettibone

With Aero Vodochody successfully refocused on its training aircraft operations, owner Penta decided the time was ripe to divest. In mid-2020, a joint venture firm led by Hungarian businessman Andras …

amphibious vehicle drives out of the water

Defense / Land Systems / North America

BAE Systems Awarded Contract for 36 Amphibious Combat Vehicles

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 - by Shaun McDougall

BAE Systems has received a $183.8 million contract for Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) for the Marine Corps. The award is a fixed-price incentive modification to a previously awarded contract (M67854-16-0006) …

Defense / Featured / Power Systems

Top 100 Defense Contractors 2020

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 - by Forecast International

The following is a list of the Top 100 U.S. Department of Defense prime contractors in fiscal year 2020 ranked by total contract funds awarded. In FY20, the DoD awarded …

Asia / Land Systems

Uzbekistan Displays New Military Vehicles

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 - by Derek Bisaccio

Uzbekistan’s defense industry recently showed off new military vehicles entering production. During President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s visit to the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan on January 12, the president …

Middle East / Military Aircraft

Israeli Defense Minister Seeks Third F-35 Squadron

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Israeli Defense Minister expressed his preference for the country to acquire a third F-35 squadron in comments to media on Monday. Speaking to Ynet TV, Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz …

navy ships form a line in the pacific ocean

Defense / Featured / Naval Systems

Washington Releases Lame-Duck Shipbuilding Plan that Requires $45 Billion in Offsets

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Navy has released the long-awaited update to its 30-year shipbuilding plan. The public release of the strategy document was delayed early this year when then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper …