A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The Senate Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act on May 23. The following are excerpts pulled from a committee press release. An executive …
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Top officials in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration appear to be pushing for the president to use an emergency measure to conclude arms sales with Saudi Arabia and the United …
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Guatemala’s military is tasked primarily with protecting the nation’s borders and fighting transnational criminal groups and drug traffickers. In recent years, the military has increased its focus on border …
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U.S. lawmakers want the Navy to address a standing requirement for additional P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The service included six P-8As in its FY20 budget request, which would complete …
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Congress has yet to reach an agreement on federal spending limits for the next two years, despite the fact that the House Appropriations Committee has already passed its version of …
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U.S. House appropriators are ready to sign off on the Air Force’s request for eight new Boeing F-15EX fighters to begin replacing older F-15C/D aircraft in the Air National Guard. …
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The Hellenic Navy took a first step toward reconstituting its maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) capability on May 17 when it received its first upgraded Lockheed Martin P-3B Orion back from …
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The U.S. Navy has awarded Sikorsky a $1.13 billion contract for the procurement of 12 Lot II and Lot III low-rate initial production CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters, which are replacing Marine …
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by Stuart Slade, Senior Naval & Marine Power Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Canada’s decision to select the BAE Systems/Lockheed Martin bid for the Canadian patrol frigate replacement has sent shock-waves …
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The Russian military will acquire dozens of Su-57 fighter jets under plans announced by President Vladimir Putin. Speaking at a meeting on May 15, 2019, President Putin discussed the status …
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