Forecast International

Australia aims to double its naval fleet. Can its plan work?

Questions remain about financial commitment, manpower, schedule, and ability to avoid acquisition missteps.

  • Daniel Darling, Forecast International

Air Force picks the builder of its next Doomsday planes

Sierra Nevada gets a $13 billion contract to replace the E-4B Nighthawk by 2036.

  • Richard Pettibone, Forecast International

Russia exploits Western vacuum in Africa’s Sahel

Niger’s rejection of democratic ties coincides starkly with its embrace of Russian military assistance since the July 2023 military coup.

  • Aja Melville, Forecast International

Global defense spending jumped in 2023

Security crises drove year-over-year growth to its highest level in a decade.

  • Forecast International Staff, Forecast International

Defense concerns sink Korean bid for shipbuilder Austal

The Australian firm rebuffed a $662 million offer from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean.

  • Richard Pettibone, Forecast International

Navy offers 2-option shipbuilding plan

One path shows the service's desired path; the other, a plan for no real growth in the Navy budget.

  • Shaun McDougall, Forecast International