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Budget Data / Defense / Featured / Power Systems

Top 100 Defense Contractors 2022

February 22, 2023December 19, 2023 - by Forecast International

The following is a list of the Top 100 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) prime contractors in fiscal year 2022 ranked by total contract funds awarded. The DoD had defense …

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Defense / Military Electronics

Saying Goodbye (Potentially) to the BAE Systems APX-123 IFF Transponder

January 31, 2023January 30, 2023 - by C. Zachary Hofer

BAE Systems has been one of the pre-eminent suppliers of airborne identification friend or foe (IFF) systems to the U.S. armed services for years.  IFF systems such as the APX-111, …

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Defense / Land Systems / Latin America

Brazil Selects Italy’s Centauro as New 8×8 Armored Vehicle

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 - by Richard Pettibone

The Brazilian Army has selected the Centauro II produced by a Leonardo and Iveco consortium to fulfill its requirement for armored vehicles.  The contract is reportedly worth up to EUR2 …

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Defense / Military Electronics

A Leading Electronic Warfare Technology Enhances a Proposed C-130 Sale to Australia

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 - by Andrew Dardine

Early in November 2022, the U.S. State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the government of Australia of 24 C-130J aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost …

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Defense / Featured / Power Systems

Top 100 Defense Contractors 2021

July 26, 2022February 21, 2023 - by Forecast International

The following is a list of the Top 100 U.S. Department of Defense prime contractors in fiscal year 2021 ranked by total contract funds awarded. The DoD had defense contract …

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Featured / Geopolitics / Latin America / Region

Border Tensions and Surging Growth Drive Dominican Defense Expenditures

June 6, 2022June 2, 2022 - by Thomas Dolzall

The dramatic deterioration of Haiti’s internal security environment over the past two years is of particularly acute concern for the current Dominican government. With the Haitian government having been cast …

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Featured / Geopolitics

Can El Salvador Sustain Its Rising Defense Expenditures?

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 - by Thomas Dolzall

With existing law enforcement structures largely unable to cope with the social and economic largesse of organized criminal gangs and the pervasive violence left in the wake of intra-gang conflicts, …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Indonesia Drops Russian Fighter Acquisition Plans

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

The Indonesian National Defense-Air Force (TNI-AU) has given up its quest to acquire Russian combat aircraft. Instead, the service will shift its focus to two Western alternatives, the Boeing F-15EX …

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Europe / Geopolitics

U.K. Spending Review Indicates Shrinking Real-Term Defense Investment

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled the Conservative government’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 (SR21) on October 27. The latest U.K. Spending Review sets departmental budgets out to fiscal …

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Defense / Naval Systems

A Boost for the German Navy as Parliamentary Defense Committee Green-Lights Several Projects

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

A naval modernization package that will benefit both the German Navy and local industry received a boost on June 23 when the country’s parliamentary defense committee gave the green light …

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