A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
As expected, Turkey will officially not be receiving its order of F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation combat aircraft following its acceptance of delivery of the advanced S-400 air defense system from …
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Russia has maintained its arms exports portfolio despite pressure from external sources, Russian officials have said, and the volume of sales should rise in the future. Speaking to Zvezda TV …
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Russian arms exports since the start of 2019 have totaled nearly $6 billion, according to Rosoboronexport chief executive Alexander Mikheyev. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June …
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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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In a demonstration attended by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian military showed off its Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle, recently purchased from Turkey. Ukraine had previously announced taking …
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Russia’s main defense conglomerate, Rostec, is working to adjust to a “rapidly changing world” in the defense market. In a recent interview with Defense News at the sidelines of the …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Background Information: Turkey is a member of NATO and a critical geopolitical partner, and has been an F-35 partner nation since the …
Read More The Qatari military’s order for Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) is moving forward as the drones have completed production. On February 2, 2019, Turkish aerospace media outlet Kokpit.aero reported …
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Turkey’s defense and aerospace sectors generated exports tipping over $2 billion in value for 2018. This marked the first time that Turkey reached or surpassed the $2 billion export milestone …
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The Turkish government has selected three local companies to head its indigenous long-range air and missile defense system “Siper” (“Ditch” in Turkish) project. The Turkish companies spearheading the initiative include …
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