Forecast International

UK MoD Puts Defense Programs on the Chopping Block

June 3, 2009

LONDON: The British Ministry of Defense, faced with budgetary shortfalls, has placed five existing equipment programs on the chopping block...

Dassault’s Rafale Back in Indian Fighter Race

May 29, 2009

NEW DELHI: The Times of India reported on May 22 that the Dassault Rafale is back in the race for...

$1 Billion for US Chemical, Biological Defense Work

May 7, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn: The U.S. Department of Defense will continue to support the advancement of technology to detect and identify chemical...

New Movement for Revitalized US Soldier System Program

April 24, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn.: Recent contract awards seem to indicate that the transition of the sidelined U.S. Army Land Warrior program to...

Israeli Negotiations for F-35 Bogging Down Over Costs, Technology Concerns

April 21, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn: Negotiations between the Israeli Defense Ministry and Lockheed Martin for the purchase of advanced, new-generation F-35 Joint Strike...

US Urged to Support Arrow 3 ATBM Development

April 21, 2009

ANKARA: Israel is urging the United States to support development and production of the Arrow 3 anti-tactical ballistic missile (ATBM)...

Market Trends Running Contrary to Russian Position in 5th Gen Fighter

April 17, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn.: Russia's fifth-generation fighter, known as the PAKFA (Advanced Tactical Aviation Aircraft), has emerged as a key tool of...

Financing in Order for Brazilian Sub Procurement

April 17, 2009

RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil: According to an authorized French source, 70 percent of the commercial bank financing is in place...

Electro-Optical Systems Development Likely to Benefit from Budget Boost

April 9, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn: With the recent recommendation from U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to increase the budget for Intelligence,...

C4i Fares Better Than Most Defense Sectors in Tight Economy

April 7, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn: The world C4I market is feeling the pressures of a recession and is expected to be in a...