A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Uzbekistan’s defense industry recently showed off new military vehicles entering production. During President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s visit to the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan on January 12, the president …
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The Uzbek Air Force appears to have placed a second order for AS532 helicopters from Airbus. Over the past year, the Uzbek military seems to have introduced new AS532 helicopters …
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The Uzbek government is planning to purchase new Russian fighter jets. Citing a source, RIA Novosti reported on July 8 that the Uzbek government has informed Moscow of its intentions …
Read More The Uzbek military appears to have acquired the KamAZ-53949 Typhoon-K 4×4 armored vehicle. At least four appeared in a video accompanying the opening ceremony of Uzbekistan’s regular “Tank Biathlon.” As …
Read More The Uzbek government has reportedly entered negotiations with Russia on the potential purchase of the Yak-130 advanced jet trainer.
Read More Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has made his first visit to the White House, the first visit from an Uzbek president since Islam Karimov’s in 2002. President Mirziyoyev is in the …
Read More A Russian official has confirmed an Uzbek order for Mi-35s. Speaking to reporters at the ArmHiTec exhibition, the deputy head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Vladimir Drozhzhov, stated, …
Read More Kazakhstan is looking to sell military vehicles to neighbors Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. In an interview with InformBuro, the general director of Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), Erbol Salimov, stated that the …
Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Since the death last year of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan has made headlines as its new president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, seeks to …
Read More Uzbekistan is considering a range of military contracts with its neighbors amid a push by its new president to improve foreign relations. On October 4, 2017, Kommersant reported that Uzbekistan …
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