A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. President Donald Trump has called on department secretaries to deliver 5 percent cuts for their upcoming FY20 budget requests, opening the door for a …
Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Aircraft programs won big in the FY19 defense appropriations bill, which was released by Congress in September. Lawmakers bolstered the major service aircraft accounts …
Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Toward the end of April, French President Emmanuel Macron made a three-day state visit to the United States to meet with his …
Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Early on October 17, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced that the much-anticipated operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State had finally begun. …
Read MoreBy Nicole Auger, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Shortly after the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 (the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, and France – …
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