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A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.

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Defense / Geopolitics / North America

Pentagon Faces Yet Another Continuing Resolution

October 4, 2017November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. President Trump and congressional leaders reached an agreement that will keep the U.S. government operating at FY17 funding levels through mid-December. The continuing resolution …

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Defense / Geopolitics / Military Aircraft / North America

U.S. Approves Canadian Super Hornet Deal that May Never Happen

September 29, 2017November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 18 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and associated equipment to Canada as part of a potential deal …

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Geopolitics / Military Aircraft

The Doklam Plateau and Indian Air Superiority

September 21, 2017November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. The standoff between China and India on the Doklam plateau hasn’t quite exploded onto the international headlines, but the situation …

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Geopolitics

Russian Aide Discusses Arms Sales to Middle East

September 12, 2017January 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Speaking to Tass News Agency on September 12, 2017, Russian presidential aide for military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin discussed arms sales to various countries, including Middle Eastern clients. Regarding the potential …

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Geopolitics

U.S. Approves Arms Package for Bahrain

September 11, 2017January 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The U.S. State Department has approved a number of arms sales to Bahrain. On September 8, 2017, the State Department announced the approval for several military sales to Bahrain. The …

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Geopolitics

Over $6 Billion to be Spent on Afghan Air Force

September 5, 2017January 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Afghanistan’s Air Force will receive billions of dollars of new investments in the next few years. Speaking on September 3, 2017, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that $6 billion would …

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Geopolitics / Military Aircraft

UAE Considering Purchase of Japanese Transport Aircraft

August 29, 2017January 15, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The United Arab Emirates is considering a purchase of Japanese transport aircraft. The Nikkei reported over the weekend that “[the Japanese] government is considering sales of the Air Self-Defense Force’s …

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Defense / Geopolitics / Pacific Rim

A Positive Half-Measure: Taiwan’s Proposed 2018 Defense Budget

August 24, 2017November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International.   Taiwan’s ruling cabinet announced on August 17 that it has approved a fiscal year 2018 budget proposal that favors the …

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Defense / Europe / Geopolitics

With Latest Funding Agreement, Sweden Awakens from Its Defense Slumber

August 21, 2017November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Sweden’s minority government and political opposition Alliance bloc have agreed to a new defense deal that will provide SEK8.1 billion ($1 …

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Defense / Geopolitics / Middle East

Turkmenistan Wary of Afghan Border

August 16, 2017November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov steps out of a truck and, after posing for pictures, takes aim at several targets, first with a …

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Forecast International’s International Military Markets service provides a country-by-country examination of the military capabilities, equipment requirements, and inventories of over 120 nations. The individual country reports are structured to condense a vast range of information into concise segments. Governmental and political structures, political and economic trends, national and defense budgets, force structures, military planning requirements, recent and future procurements, the security environment, threat assessments, and military postures – all are detailed in these six services broken out by region (click each title for more details).

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