A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
U.S. Manufacturers Deliver 413 Aircraft in Second Quarter – Up 34 Units from Q2 2017 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association …
World General Aviation Aircraft Shipments Up 7% in Second Quarter 2018 Read MoreBoeing Reports Weak Shipments Due to 737 Supply Chain Woes by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 39 and 77 commercial jets in July 2018, …
Airbus and Boeing Report July 2018 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Russia’s Defense Ministry is gearing up for a new order of Su-30SMs. Vedomosti reported on August 16, 2018, that the Russian Defense Ministry is looking to ink a three-year contract …
Russia Planning Su-30SM Buy Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract worth up to $480 million for the conduct of a Critical Design Review and to provide test …
U.S. Air Force Awards Hypersonic Weapon Contract as Pentagon Continues Broader Development Efforts Read Moreby Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy has recently awarded $20 million in contracts to L3 KEO for production and support of non-penetrating periscopes (NPPs). Work …
Strong Forecast for New-Build Submarines Drives Sales of Advanced Periscope System Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On July 30, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that it had decided to procure Lockheed Martin’s radar over rival Raytheon’s to equip …
Lockheed Martin’s LRDR Selected for Japanese AEGIS Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense Sites Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. With a speech by Vice President Mike Pence, along with an interim report issued by the Pentagon, the U.S. government has begun laying …
Trump Administration Moves Space Force Plans Forward Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Thales has been awarded a $37 million contract from the U.S. Army to equip the new rapidly deployable security force assistance brigades …
Thales Gains Back Market Share with New Radio Contract Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. Electricity has long been produced by large plants that distribute power over vast distances. But a small but significant trend has emerged whereby end-users …
Microturbines: Back to Normalcy? Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. The market for large commercial transports continues to rise following a brief downtick in 2015-2016. At the 2018 Farnborough Airshow, …
Boeing Increases Production and Insourcing Efforts as Backlog Rises Read More