A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The Air Force is officially recommending the cancellation of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail program in its new FY26 budget request, arguing that the aircraft cannot survive in contested airspace against …
USAF Cancels Boeing E-7A Wedgetail Program Read More
Embraer’s C-390 Millennium has been selected by South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to fill a new military transport aircraft requirement. The selection is the first by an Asian …
South Korea Selects Embraer’s C-390 for Transport Requirement Read More
Canada has agreed to order up to 16 Boeing P-8As as part of a new CAD10.4 billion ($7.7 billion) program to replace the country’s fleet of elderly Lockheed CP-140 Aurora …
Canada Signs $5.9 Billion Deal for Boeing P-8A Poseidon Patrol Aircraft Read More
Korea Aerospace Industries had a rollout ceremony on June 7 for the first of 48 FA-50 light combat aircraft that it will export to Poland. Delivery of an initial batch …
KAI Rolls Out First FA-50GF for Poland Read More
The reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has broadened into the civil aerospace sector: March 2 (Reuters) – Planemakers Boeing and Airbus have halted supply of parts and support to Russian airlines …
Sanctions Set to Hit Russian Commercial Aerospace Sector Read More
The following is a significant development in the economic reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Russian airlines will be prohibited from acquiring aircraft, spares and equipment under a sanctions initiative …
Russian Airlines Targeted with Sanctions Read More
As Russia sends troops into separatist areas of Ukraine, and facing the prospect of a full-scale invasion, the U.S. and its allies are beginning to target Russian entities with sanctions. …
Russian Civil Aerospace Spared from Sanctions So Far Read More
Airbus will cut production across its aircraft line amid plummeting demand for air travel amidst the coronavirus outbreak. In the first quarter of the year, Airbus booked 290 net orders …
Airbus to Cut Production Rates as Demand from Airlines Plummets Read More
Reuters reports that the U.S. government has granted a license to engine maker General Electric to export CFM LEAP-1C engines to China for use in COMAC’s C919 narrowbody airliner. GE …
US Gives Green Light For LEAP Engine Export to China Read More
Adding to its facility closures, Boeing announced that on April 8 it will temporarily suspend all 787 operations at Boeing South Carolina (BSC) until further notice. This impacts the Airport …
Boeing Temporarily Suspends Production at Several Facilities in Wake of COVID-19 Read More