A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
By J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Airbus A320 Family Orders Surge – Boeing on Track for New Delivery Record. Boeing and Airbus delivered 71 and 61 commercial jets in November …
Airbus and Boeing Report November 2015 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. With the announcement of the first export order for the Tikhomirov-NIIP Irbis multimission radar, Russian officials can now breathe a little easier. …
Russia Can Breathe Easier with First Export Order for Irbis Radar and Su-35 Fighter Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Faced with a declining submarine inventory, the Indian Navy is hoping to augment its current Project 75 order for six French-designed Scorpene diesel-electric …
Confronted by Submarine Deficiencies, Indian Navy Readies Plan for Additional Scorpene Purchase Read Moreby Edward Nebinger, Forecast International. At PennWell’s PowerGen show, Forecast International introduced a new and singularly unique website. The new site, www.fi-powerweb.com, reports on and provides forecasts for all aspects …
Forecast International Introduces Dynamic New PowerWeb Site at PowerGen Read MoreBy Derek Bisaccio, Eurasia Analyst, Forecast International. In the early hours of November 24, two Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian Su-24M that, according to Turkish authorities, had crossed into …
Russia Steps Up Its Syria Game Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On November 25, President Barack Obama officially signed into law the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (SPACE Act …
With Passage of U.S. Law Legalizing Resource Ownership, Can the Space Mining Industry Succeed? Read More
by Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Army is planning to spend more than $390 million over the next decade on its C3 Technology program. This focus …
$390 Million C3 Technology Program Transforming How Info Is Sent to the Battlefield Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Another step in the ongoing saga that is the U.S. Air Force’s Joint STARS Recapitalization program has taken place. On November 19, …
USAF’s JSTARS Recap Program Takes a Step Forward Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Now that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) contract to Northrop Grumman, and the inevitable protest of …
T-X: Next Big USAF Aircraft Contest Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Sales of SELEX Elsag’s PRC-343 Personal Role Radio will spike later in the decade to meet the short-range communications needs of defense …
Sales of SELEX Personal Role Radio Will Spike Late Decade Read More