A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Raytheon has won the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) competition, and will deliver a new radar to replace the existing MPQ-65A Patriot radar. As the …
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by Andrew Dardine, Military Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. After years of planning and development, the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) is now steadily transitioning to full production and deployment. The …
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by Andrew Dardine, Military Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The Compass Call electronic countermeasures program will receive steady funding over the next several years for ongoing procurement of mission equipment, RDT&E …
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Forecast International projects that the U.S. defense electronics market will be worth at least $148.774 billion over the timeframe 2019-2028. From civil disobedience to full-scale military intervention involving all-out war, …
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by C. Zachary Hofer, Defense Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. According to a February 25th report from Chosun Biz out of the Republic of Korea, Korean defense contractor Hanwha Systems has begun …
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by C. Zachary Hofer, Defense Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In an announcement released on February 21, Raytheon announced that it would be competing in “the Olympics of radar.” This turn of …
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by Andrew Dardine, Military Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy’s EW Simulator Development RDT&E program develops technology and testing to ensure that jamming and self-protection systems provide advanced protection …
Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Having long been a conglomerate, UTC has decided that its operations would be better off as three independent companies. With …
Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Defense Department reports that Saudi Arabia has ordered the modification of two Beechcraft King Air 350 planes to fulfill an intelligence, …
Read Moreby Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Under the massive Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), the U.S. Navy is enhancing the capability of its SLQ-32 electronic warfare system …
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