A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Greece is in the early stages of a potential acquisition of a pair of French-built warships. On October 10, Greek Defense Minister Niko Panagiotopoulos and French Defense Minister Florence Parly …
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A long-awaited production contract for four new-build corvettes destined for the Finnish Navy was finally approved by the Finnish government on September 19, when the government authorized the Finnish Defense …
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Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) plans to send teams of experts to Europe and the U.S. to consult with international defense industrial partners as the construction phase of the …
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The Romanian government announced on July 3 the selection of France’s Naval Group and local partner Santierul Naval Constanta (SNC) to provide four new-build Gowind multimission corvettes to the Romanian …
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The Indian Navy launched the fourth of its eventual six Scorpene submarines in its Project 75 effort on May 6. The launch marks an inflection point for a program that …
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