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Defense / North America

Senate Armed Services Committee Announces Budget Markup Schedule

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has announced its schedule for marking up the Pentagon’s FY21 budget request, which was released back in February. The full committee markup will take …

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Geopolitics / North America

U.S. Follows Through on Open Skies Treaty Withdrawal

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The White House has announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty.  The decision initiates a six-month buffer period before a formal exit takes place.  The Open Skies Treaty …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Delays Fighter Jet Bid Deadline to July

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The Canadian government has delayed the bid deadline for its CF-18 fighter replacement program by one month.  The move extends the deadline for accepting bids to July 31, 2020.   Bids …

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COVID-19 / Defense / Missiles / North America

U.S. Army Delays Missile Defense Network Test Due to COVID-19 Concerns

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Army has delayed an air and missile defense network test due to COVID-19 concerns, Breaking Defense reports.  Troops preparing to run a Limited User Test of the service’s …

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COVID-19 / Defense / Military Aircraft / North America

U.S. Air Force Releases $882 Million for Boeing KC-46As Over COVID-19 Concerns

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Air Force will release $882 million that was being withheld over Boeing KC-46 production problems.  The decision was made to provide Boeing with additional cash flow because of …

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Featured / North America

Marine Corps Pivots to Future Conflicts

April 3, 2020April 2, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

Marine Corps officials have outlined foundational force structure adjustments in preparation for conflicts in the years ahead, and the service’s latest budget request scales back a handful of acquisition programs …

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Defense / Naval Systems / North America

U.S. Navy Alters Large Unmanned Surface Vessel Plans

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Navy has modified its Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) acquisition plans.  Last year, the service said it would begin buying two LUSVs per year starting in FY21. Those …

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COVID-19 / Defense / Industry / North America

DoD Memo Calls for Defense Industrial Base to Continue Working during COVID-19 Outbreak

March 23, 2020April 2, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

At a time when much of the country’s workforce is staying home or slowing operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak, U.S. officials are calling on the defense industry to stay …

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Defense / Missiles / North America

Congress Repeals Requirement for Conventional Long-Range Standoff Weapon

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

Congress has repealed a requirement for the U.S. Air Force to develop a conventional variant of the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) air-launched cruise missile.  A nuclear LRSO is currently under development …

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Defense / Missiles / North America

U.S. Navy Fields W76-2 Low-Yield Sub-Launched Nuclear Warhead

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Navy has fielded the W76-2 low-yield nuclear warhead, which is used on the submarine-launched Trident II ballistic missile.  The low-yield weapon is a variant of the standard W76-1 …

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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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