A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
As long expected, Spain officially joined the Franco-German project to develop a Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) that will form part of a broader Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) with the signing …
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The Australian government signed a Strategic Partnering Agreement (SPA) with French shipbuilder Naval Group on February 11, signaling firm commitment toward the production and delivery of new-build attack submarines for …
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The defense ministers of France (Florence Parly) and Germany (Ursula von der Leyen) announced two contracts on February 6 that help lay the groundwork for the future sixth-generation jet fighter, …
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The Qatari Air Force has officially received its first Dassault Rafale fighter jet
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The German government has reportedly blocked the sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia.
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The French Navy will be receiving four new replenishment tanker support ships under a contract inked by the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) on behalf of the French Directorate …
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Despite the formation of the cross-border KNDS (KMW + Nexter Defense Systems) venture, not much has changed at Nexter or Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. But things are starting to accelerate in European …
Read More Argentine Minister of Finance Nicolás Dujovne has signed a EUR319million ($363.2 million) financing agreement with Credit Agricole, Natixis, and Banco Santander SA for the Recuperación de la Capacidad de Patrullado …
Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. With deterrence against a Russian incursion along its Baltic flank a paramount strategic concern of NATO, military mobility has emerged as …
Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Earlier this month, La Tribune reported that France and Egypt are moving forward on negotiations for another sale of Dassault Rafale fighter …
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