A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Siemens‘ vast turbine portfolio is rivaled only by General Electric in the variety of machines it produces. It seems that with the downturn in the gas turbine market, which began …
Siemens’ Restructuring of Product Line Is a Sign of the Times Read More
The Capstone Turbine Corporation has become a global market leader in micro-turbines. Since Capstone’s formation in 1988, the C200 (200 kW) has been the company’s most successful machine in …
The C200 and Beyond: Capstone’s Most Prolific Machine and Its Future Read More Although Ansaldo Energia has long been involved with both steam and gas turbines, they generally acquired the technology rather than developed machines themselves. Their company literature states that Ansaldo produced …
Ansaldo Energia Breaking into Newer Markets with Older Technology Read More
Small satellites are playing an increasingly important role in the commercial market. Since 2013, new companies have introduced business models that use large fleets of small satellites to conduct Earth …
Investment Continues To Flow Into Remote Sensing SmallSat Industry Even As Competition Intensifies Read More
The Space Race was a back and forth struggle to expand the horizons of humankind. The competition involved two contenders, the United States and the Soviet Union. To this day, …
Saturn V’s Rival: The Most Powerful Rocket Never Flown Read More Telesat, a Canadian telecommunications satellite provider, will likely choose a manufacturer for its planned LEO constellation before the year is out.
Telesat Likely to Select LEO Constellation Manufacturer in 2019 Read More The tensions between rivals Russia and Ukraine have strained relations between the two nations. Prior to the unrest in the Donbass and the annexation of Crimea, the Russians and Ukrainians …
Sea Launch: A Lesson in Cooperation Read More President Trump signed a directive that would institute a Space Force within the United States armed forces. Rather than be a stand-alone branch, the Space Force would fall under the …
President Trump Signs Space Force Directive Read More After almost 15 years of exploration, the Opportunity rover mission on Mars has ended. NASA attempted to contact the rover for a final time on February 12, 2019. Its silence …
NASA’s Opportunity Rover Mission Concludes Read More The unrest in the Donbass region of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea have chilled relations between Ukraine and Russia. In terms of turbines, the current troubles have had far-reaching …
Troubled Waters: Russian and Ukrainian Marine Turbines Read More