A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
With a total of four Arihant class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) planned, an Indian sea-based deterrent force is now an established reality. These submarines are being supported by large-scale investment …
India Levels Up in Nuclear Submarines Read More
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security, the top decision-making body on defense issues, has granted approval for the purchase of 70 indigenous HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft. The procurement will move ahead …
India’s Top Defense Committee Gives Go-ahead for HTT-40 Basic Training Aircraft Procurement Read More
India’s efforts to bring the Vikrant on line were given added urgency with the Chinese commissioning of the aircraft carrier Shandong in December 2019. In January 2020, the Indian Ministry …
India’s Aircraft Carrier Program Can’t Keep Up with China’s Read More
Two weeks after being cleared by the Indian government’s Cabinet Committee on Security, a $2.5 billion contract was finally awarded to Airbus Defense & Space for the order of 56 …
At Long Last: Airbus Awarded C-295 Contract Read More The Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the construction of six new Project 75(India) (P-75I) diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) featuring air-independent propulsion (AIP) …
India’s Defense Ministry Issues First P-75I Submarine Tender Read More India intends to forgo a planned acquisition of 114 foreign-sourced combat aircraft in favor of more indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCAs). The move comes a little over two years …
India Plans to Scrap 114-Unit Fighter Order in Favor of More Tejas LCAs Read More
Back on April 14, the International Monetary Fund announced the expected when it noted that the global economy is in a tailspin as entire economies are brought to a standstill …
For These Two Countries, the Strategic Calculus in the Indian Ocean Region Remains Unchanged Read More
Frozen out from other markets, Pakistan is taking another look at the Chinese-made Z-10 attack helicopter. An agreement between the two countries on the supply of the helicopters would deepen …
Pakistan Takes Another Look at Chinese Attack Helicopter Read More
The Indian and U.S. governments inked a pair of helicopter deals worth $3 billion during President Donald Trump’s visit. The two agreements cover a purchase of six AH-64E Apaches for …
India Signs Off on U.S. Helicopter Deals Worth $3 Billion Read More
In anticipation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit, the Indian government has taken the step of greenlighting a potential $2.6 billion acquisition of 24 Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo multimission …
Ahead of Trump’s Visit, India Clears MH-60R Helicopter Buy Read More