A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Following the third crash of one of its MiG-29 Fulcrum combat aircraft in a little over a year, Poland intends to fast forward its Harpia procurement program. The grounding of …
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Russia brought a sizable display of its military products to the Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX) 2018, underscoring Moscow’s efforts to boost sales and influence in Egypt and, more broadly, the …
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Poland intends to expedite plans for a fighter procurement intended to replace the last of its Soviet-legacy combat aircraft under its Harpia program. Funds for the acquisition will be allocated …
Read More While Bulgaria continues to examine its future fighter options its government has green-lit funding for the overhaul of its Russian-legacy MiG-29 and Su-25 combat aircraft. The approval came on November …
Read More The final Soviet-legacy MiG-29 multirole combat aircraft gifted to Serbia by Russia under a six-aircraft arrangement has completed its overhaul and been returned to Belgrade for entry into Serbian Air …
Read More Russia’s official defense import and export agency, Rosoboronexport, is preparing its display for the Bahrain International Airshow 2018. In a press release, the general director of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said, …
Read More Manufacturer Phazotron-NIIR Corporation is soon to complete development of the Zhuk-AM AESA radar, according to Russian media. TASS, citing a source in the Russian defense industry, reported on November 8, …
Read More An Egyptian MiG-29 has crashed during a training flight. Kommersant reported on November 3, 2018, that an Egyptian MiG-29 had crashed during a training flight in Egypt. The newspaper noted …
Read More The Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) released details on Russian arms sales to a number of Middle Eastern countries. The FSMTC reiterated that Ka-52 and MiG-29M/M2 deliveries to …
Read More Uzbekistan is considering a range of military contracts with its neighbors amid a push by its new president to improve foreign relations. On October 4, 2017, Kommersant reported that Uzbekistan …
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