A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Uzbekistan’s defense industry recently showed off new military vehicles entering production. During President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s visit to the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan on January 12, the president …
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Just a few weeks before the U.S. presidential election, the Trump administration has cleared yet another billion-plus-dollar Foreign Military Sales package for Taiwan. The latest FMS package involves three sales …
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Japan’s abrupt decision to suspend deployment of U.S.-produced AEGIS Ashore missile defense systems amid cost and technical concerns came as a bit of a surprise. Announced by Defense Minister Taro …
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The South Korean government plans to trim around KRW300 billion ($245 million) from the country’s 2020 defense allocation in order to bolster its economic relief effort in light of the …
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China has announced a defense budget for 2020 that will result in a year-on-year nominal increase of 6.6 percent, the lowest such figure since the first half of the 1990s. …
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The Turkmen Air Force is believed to have placed an order for the M-346 jet trainer aircraft. Earlier this month, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported to the Senate …
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Afghan security forces have repelled a Taliban attack on the northern city of Kunduz. In a statement on Tuesday, the Afghan Defense Ministry announced that an early morning attack on …
Read More The production of at least one corvette under a contract between Turkey and Turkmenistan appears under to be underway. Open source information, posted on Russian online forums, indicates that construction …
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Back on April 14, the International Monetary Fund announced the expected when it noted that the global economy is in a tailspin as entire economies are brought to a standstill …
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Thailand becomes the latest defense spending domino to fall in Asia as governments look to shift funding priorities toward novel coronavirus (COVID-19) economic and civil relief packages. With Thailand’s economy …
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