A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
By Richard Sterk, Senior Defense Analyst, Forecast International. A U.S. military aero-surveillance system blimp, used primarily for defense, recently went on the offense when it broke from its moorings and …
Runaway Aircraft Takes Out Power Lines, Crash-Lands Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Senior Defense Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Consider by many to be “old school” technology, magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) remains a reliable tool in anti-submarine warfare. MAD systems …
It’s a MAD World in Anti-Submarine Warfare Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International estimates that the U.S. Air Force will spend approximately $2.64 million on its Cyber Defense Analysis project over the next …
Cyber Defense Analysis: $2.64M R&D Effort to Assess Information Disclosures to U.S. Adversaries Read Moreby Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The inexorable march to the future continues. One of the U.S. Navy’s most prominent radar programs will be upgraded before the system even …
Gallium Nitride – As the G/ATOR Goes, So Too Will the Market Read Moreby Andrew Dardine, Senior Aerospace and Defense Analyst, Forecast International. With the recent, seemingly minor award of a $35.3 million U.S. Army contract to Northrop Grumman for engineering and manufacturing …
Major Program for U.S. Aircraft Self-Protection Gets Rolling Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The arrival of two ex-Portuguese Air Force C-212-300MPs in Uruguay offers the potential of upgrade contracts. The Uruguayan Air Force settled …
Radar Upgrades May Be on the Horizon in Uruguay Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Senior Defense Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International reports that sales of its Electronics Forecast services have increased significantly over the past year. This suggests that there …
Forecast International Sees Growing Demand for Defense Electronics Read Moreby Andrew Dardine, Electronics Systems Analyst, Forecast International. With the recent approval by the U.S. State Department of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of AAQ-24(V) …
Middle East Continues to Provide Opportunity for Key IR Missile Countermeasures System Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International is projecting that the U.S. Air Force will spend approximately $304 million on its Information Management and Computational Technology project over …
Information Management and Computational Technology: A $304 Million Program Read MoreBy Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On August 7, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that the U.S. Air Force had awarded funding to three contractors as part …
With Several New Contracts, the U.S. Air Force’s JSTARS Recap Moves Forward Read More