A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International has just released its 2017 launch vehicle year in review. The 12-page document provides a broad overview of the 90 launches …
2017 Was a Banner Year for the Launch Industry Read Moreby FI’s International Military Markets Group. The first annual Global Defense Snapshot by Forecast International’s International Military Market (IMM) group indicates continued growth in the worldwide market following relatively flat investment …
Recapping Global Defense Spending for 2017, Eyeing Future Growth Read MoreBoeing Wins by Deliveries as Airbus Takes Orders Crown in Wild Year-End Finish by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered a record 83 and 127 …
Airbus and Boeing Report December and Full-Year 2017 Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Aselsan, one of Turkey’s largest defense electronics companies, has formed a business partnership with Rocketsan and defense industry research development institute TUBITAK SAGE …
Turkey’s Aselsan to Develop National Long-Range Defense System Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Like a finely tuned machine, MTU Aero Engines continues to steadily motor on. While the order boom in civil aviation …
MTU Aero Engines Capitalizes on Production Boom, Looks to MRO Expansion Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. Can cellular towers be cheaper and greener? At Bladon Jets, the answer is a resounding yes. The microturbine, fast becoming a favorite among distributed …
New Power for Cellular Towers Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indian Navy’s pressing requirement for modern mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) continues to take a back seat to bureaucratic bungling, “Make …
Another Tender, Another Failure as India Seeks to Reboot Its Minesweeper Project Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Having expanded too fast in the recent past, Triumph Group is in the midst of rationalizing its operations in order …
Triumph Group’s Restructuring Produces Early Results, and Cause for Optimism Read More
Saudi Arabia has reportedly completed a contract for the acquisition of three patrol vessels from French firm CMN. La Tribune reported on January 2, 2018, that Saudi Arabia had made …
Saudi Arabia Orders French Patrol Vessels Read More