A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by 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 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
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In an interesting twist to the long-expected Serbian acquisition of a batch of MiG-29 combat aircraft and Russian-designed missile systems, Serbia’s …
Serbia’s Soviet-Legacy Military Rearmament Project Gets New Supplier Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Ties between Russia and Thailand appear to be heating up on the defense front following a meeting in Bangkok on January …
Thailand-Russia Relations Warm as Defense Industrial Collaboration Agreement Nears Finalization Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The greatest threat to most Latin American governments is internal. Even though transitioning to a democracy and using effective counterinsurgency strategies …
Crime and Internal Strife Remain Greatest Drivers of Military Spending in Latin America Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. With India’s submarine capacity dwindling, small rays of sunshine are beginning to appear in the distance. The launching on January 12 …
India Launches Second Scorpene Submarine, but Capacity Pressures Still Haunt Navy Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Poland’s defense allocation for fiscal year 2017 received approval from the country’s highest legislative body on January 4. The defense oversight …
Poland’s Legislature Backs 2017 Defense Earmark Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indian Navy’s long-standing quest for a new-build, modern class of mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) continues to flounder amid government demands regarding technology …
Indian Navy’s Quest for New Minehunters Mired on Shoals of Indigenization Pressures Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Starting with the decision in the mid-1990s to relinquish its inherited nuclear arsenal, Kazakhstan has maneuvered itself on the international stage as a responsible …
Kazakhstan Plays Mediator for Middle East Conflicts Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Under the Estonian government’s 2017 budget, recently has passed by the Parliament, topline defense spending will reach a record high. The …
Estonia Earmarks 2.2 Percent of GDP for Defense under 2017 Budget Read More