A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
France has agreed to procure an additional MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 unmanned aerial vehicle via the U.S. government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) channel. The $79.42 million contract, announced on June …
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The U.S. State Department has approved a Philippines government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request for F-16 Block 70/72 combat aircraft, with notification of the proposal delivered to Congress on June …
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Against a backdrop of Chinese military aircraft incursions into its airspace, the Malaysian Defense Ministry published a request for bids for the supply and delivery of new light combat aircraft …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. For years, Croatia has been in the process of modernizing its air force by replacing older Soviet-era aircraft with both new and secondhand …
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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 …
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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 …
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Russia is continuing to consolidate its defense industry, and now its aviation industry, around its largest state-owned defense industry holding, Rostec. According to Rostec, the inclusion of United Aircraft Corporation …
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The German Defense Ministry has opted to scrap its current competition for a heavy transport helicopter intended to serve as a replacement for the Bundeswehr’s aging fleet of 1970s-legacy VFW-Sikorsky …
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Germany’s Defense Ministry has put a halt to an ongoing midlife upgrade (MLU) of its fleet of Lockheed Martin P‑3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) as it shifts to examining …
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The Turkmen Air Force is believed to have placed an order for the M-346 jet trainer aircraft. Earlier this month, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported to the Senate …
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