A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis released a memo on January 31 providing initial guidance for strengthening the armed forces through an FY17 budget amendment, …
Mattis Budget Guidance Spans Multiple Budget Cycles, Calls for FY17 Growth Read More
In a recent interview, a Belarusian military official described some of the military’s plans for acquisitions in 2017. Among these is a squadron of Su-30SM fighter jets. On February 4, …
Belarus Plans Su-30SM Purchase Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Not content to remain idle, RUAG has expanded the scope of its defense operations with a new focus on cybersecurity. …
RUAG Expands into Cybersecurity Read More Russia’s stealth fighter jet program continues to move forward as the military prepares to put the jet, known as the PAK FA, through state tests. The Russian answer to the …
Russia to Start Receiving PAK FA Jet After 2018 Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Army has released a pair of unfunded priorities lists for FY17 and FY18 calling for $26.5 billion in additional spending. The documents …
U.S. Army Lays Out $26.5 Billion Worth of Unfunded Priorities Read More After being held up regarding the previous U.S. Administration’s concerns over human rights, the Bahrain F-16 deal may get a boost from the new U.S. President. U.S. Senator Bob Corker …
Bahrain F-16 Sale Edges Nearer Read More The United States has handed over another helicopter to the Kazakh Ministry of Defense, in a ceremony held on January 27, 2017. CENTCOM confirmed in a statement on January 30, …
Kazakhstan Receives Huey II from United States Read More Russia has produced the first Ka-52 for Egypt, ahead of planned deliveries that will take place for the next few years. In a statement released on January 31, 2017, Russian …
Russia Produces First Ka-52 for Egypt Read More During a recent visit to the Caspian port city Turkmenbashi, Turkmen President Gurbunguly Berdimuhamedov was photographed observing two of Turkmenistan’s Tuzla-class naval patrol vessels. The photographs reveal that Turkmenistan has …
Turkmenistan Equips Naval Vessels with Short Range Air-Defense System Read More To mark the beginning of the latest MiG-35 model’s flight tests, Russian President Vladimir Putin and several other top officials (pictured above) held a video conference with Yury Slyusar, the Director of …
Russia Markets MiG-35 to Foreign Customers Read More