A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The Philippines is looking to procure American-produced attack helicopters through the U.S. government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) channel, and on April 30 the State Department sent official notice of clearance …
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Germany’s Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced toPparliament on April 21 the decision to split the replacement program for the Panavia Tornado combat aircraft into two platforms. The long-rumored purchase plans …
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The first F-15QA fighter jet for the Qatari Air Force has conducted its maiden flight. On Tuesday, the Qatari Ministry of Defense provided footage on its Twitter page of the …
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With global economic slowdowns – and a few near-total shutdowns – the impacts of COVID-19 are developing on a day-to-day basis. Air travel has been the unfortunate poster child of …
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The U.S. Air Force will release $882 million that was being withheld over Boeing KC-46 production problems. The decision was made to provide Boeing with additional cash flow because of …
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Bulgaria’s combat aircraft acquisition is now moving to the production phase, as the U.S. government has awarded Lockheed Martin a $512 million contract for manufacture of eight F-16V Block 70s. …
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A report in the German business newspaper Handelsblatt indicates that Germany has coalesced around a plan to replace its legacy fleet of 85-93 Panavia Tornado IDS combat aircraft with a …
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Japan remains open to partnership on its F-X Future Fighter program with both the United States and the United Kingdom, per a statement by its Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency …
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With the threat of a gap in production of its MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) drone, Northrop Grumman is offering a reduced-rate, accelerated-production alternative to Australia. Due to a U.S. …
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The Indian and U.S. governments inked a pair of helicopter deals worth $3 billion during President Donald Trump’s visit. The two agreements cover a purchase of six AH-64E Apaches for …
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