A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Ukrainian troops have tested the latest batch of BTR-3DA armored personnel carriers (APCs) delivered from the defense industry. In a statement, Ukrainian defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom announced that the Ukrainian armed …
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The House passed its version of the FY20 defense authorization bill along party lines by a vote of 220-197. The bill provides a $733 billion topline for national security programs, …
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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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The White House has issued a veto threat for the House version of the FY20 defense authorization bill, and the president has said he would not sign the defense policy …
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The U.S. State Department notified Congress via the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on July 8 of a pair of potential Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan worth a combined …
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The Uzbek government is planning to purchase new Russian fighter jets. Citing a source, RIA Novosti reported on July 8 that the Uzbek government has informed Moscow of its intentions …
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The Russian government is finding it difficult to produce its hypersonic glide vehicle amid a shortage of the necessary resources, a report by CNBC claims, based on sources knowledgeable of …
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Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium has breached the limit set under an agreement reached between world powers and Tehran in 2015. On July 1, Iranian media began reporting that the …
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The U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 on June 27 with a bipartisan vote of 86-8. The Senate-passed bill supports a total of $750 …
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In U.S. President Donald Trump’s telling, 10 minutes from launch, he called off military strikes on three sites in Iran, which were to be conducted in response to Iran’s downing …
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