A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
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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China continues its onward march toward building up its powerful military and firmly cementing itself as its region’s hegemonic power. Beijing released its official 2019 figures for defense spending on …
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Following two years under the Trump administration, it’s safe to say that relations between Washington and Europe are as raw and tense as at any time since the end of …
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The Trump administration is leveling a weighty demand at South Korea in order to exact more funding for the basing of American troops on South Korean soil. The administration is …
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The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics a $263.4 million contract for an unspecified number of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. Although the 2019 fiscal year is well underway, …
Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. The General Services Administration’s U.S. Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation released its annual Top 100 Federal Contractors report …
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Germany is in the news quite a bit lately – more often than not due to the contentious relationship between its government and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. …
Read More The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), aka the Iran nuclear deal, has quite obviously evoked sharp reaction in …
Read More With billions in proposed defense projects at stake India and Russia are jointly working on an approach allowing them to skirt the new U.S. sanctions enacted by Congress. The financial …
Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International is pleased to announce the launch of a newly enhanced U.S. Defense Budget Forecast database, now featuring the ability to track major …
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