A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The Egyptian Air Force is the first non-Russian operator of the Kamov Ka-52 combat helicopter. By the end of 2018, the service had …
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Saudi Arabia has taken delivery of its first TOS-1 multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) from Russia. A pair of images emerged on social media on April 9, 2019, appearing to show …
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The U.S. has begun to warn the Egyptian government over a reported plan to purchase the Su-35 fighter jet. Roll Call reported on April 9, 2019, that the proposed …
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Ukraine has carried out a test-fire of its Neptune anti-shipping missile. The test was conducted on April 5, and a video of it was posted to President Petro Poroshenko’s Facebook …
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Georgia has received all of the Javelin systems it ordered from the U.S., the Defense Minister of that country said. In a speech to Parliament on April 4, 2019, Georgian …
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The fallout from Turkey’s procurement of the Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile air-defense system continues to add to the growing strain on the once-solid Turkey-U.S. relationship. After months of warnings …
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Admiralty Shipyard has floated out a new submarine for the Russian Navy. TASS Russian News Agency reported on March 28, 2019, that the latest Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine had been …
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In an interview with Sputnik International, the Pakistani military spokesman, Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, discussed a range of issues, including defense cooperation with Russia. Major General Ghafoor told Sputnik, “We …
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The Russian Ministry of Defense is planning a large order of modernized Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft over the coming decade. Speaking to journalists last week during a visit to Aviastar-SP, …
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The design of a large-scale model of the Il-276 medium transport aircraft has been completed. In a statement on March 20, the Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) announced that it …
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