A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The Turkish Navy took delivery of its fourth and final Ada-class (MILGEM, or “National Ship”) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette in a ceremony presided over by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
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Halfway through its latest 10-year plan, and Naval Group is showing some slow, but promising, results. Sales rose almost 13 percent in 2018 to EUR3.6 billion, and in the first …
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A long-awaited production contract for four new-build corvettes destined for the Finnish Navy was finally approved by the Finnish government on September 19, when the government authorized the Finnish Defense …
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The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) signed a contract with China on September 9 for the acquisition of a Type 071E design (Yuzhao-class) landing platform dock (LPD) ship. The agreement, inked …
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Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) plans to send teams of experts to Europe and the U.S. to consult with international defense industrial partners as the construction phase of the …
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The Russian Navy is preparing to receive a number of submarines over the next year. Speaking to reporters on September 9, 2019, Sevmash Shipyard Director General Mikhail Budnichenko said that …
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The U.S. Navy has issued a draft Request for Proposals for its Large Unmanned Surface Vessel program. A final RFP is anticipated in the fourth quarter of FY19. “The LUSV …
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Saab is certainly a company that can punch above its weight. With a limited home market for support, the company has had to look abroad for growth. As it seeks …
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Huntington Ingalls announced the completion of flight deck installation for the U.S. Navy’s Ford class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). The ship is in the early stages of …
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After several years of restructuring its operations, a new Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has emerged. Through a complex shareholding arrangement, the various operations have been collated under one banner, with …
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