A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. BAE Systems recently announced the development of semi-autonomous software under the Distributed Battle Management program. The DBM program of the …
BAE Systems’ Semi-Autonomous Software Speeds Combat Decisions in Contested Environments Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. With the original group of Dolphin-class submarines designed to have a hull life of 30 years and a design initiation-to-commissioning cycle …
Dolphins in Trouble Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Sources in Taiwan report that the first four of the Air Force’s F-16A/Bs that will undergo an upgrade arrived at a …
Upgrade of Taiwan’s F-16s with APG-83 SABR Begins, while Raytheon’s RACR Looks Down for the Count Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On behalf of Jordan, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin of Syracuse, New York, a not-to-exceed $41.7 million, firm-fixed-price, …
Jordan Fills the Gaps, Purchasing and Enhancing Venerable FPS-117 and TPS-77 Radars Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On April 1, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the sale of two King Air 350ERs to Saudi Arabia. Typically, that …
Could Saudi Arabia Be the First International EMARSS Customer? Read Moreby Dean Lockwood, Military Vehicles Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Army continues to bolster its logistic support capability with a series of recent contracts let to truck manufacturer Oshkosh Defense. …
U.S. Army Makes Significant Investment in HEMTT/PLS Recapitalization Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Harris Corp recently announced that in 2015, it received a $47 million order for wideband radio systems from an undisclosed nation in …
Harris Lands $47 Million Order from Middle East for RF-7800M Radios Read MoreBy Derek Bisaccio, Middle East Analyst, Forecast International. On January 2, Saudi Arabia carried out the execution of 47 people on terrorism charges. Among those executed was Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, a …
Will Saudi Executions Affect LAV Purchase? Read MoreBy Andrew Dardine, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. On October 28, the U.S. Navy awarded Boeing an $897.5 million contract for the procurement of 15 EA-18G Growler aircraft, plus their airborne …
EA-18G Production Contract a Big Boost for Jamming System Read Moreby Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The inexorable march to the future continues. One of the U.S. Navy’s most prominent radar programs will be upgraded before the system even …
Gallium Nitride – As the G/ATOR Goes, So Too Will the Market Read More