A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Canada’s new Liberal government released its first defense budget in March, and the spending plan portends a continued struggle for the military’s troubled acquisition …
Canadian Defense Budget Resorts to Old Tricks Amidst Acquisition Delays Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On April 1, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the sale of two King Air 350ERs to Saudi Arabia. Typically, that …
Could Saudi Arabia Be the First International EMARSS Customer? Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Orbital ATK is asking U.S. lawmakers to end a 20-year ban on using decommissioned intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to carry commercial satellites …
Ending Ban on Retired Missiles Could Disrupt Lightweight Launch Market Read Moreby Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Van Horn Aviation recently celebrated the first installation and flight of VHA composite main rotor blades on its launch customer, …
Composite Rotor Blades Are Taking Off Read More
by Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In the midst of sequestration, the United States Army’s Chemical, Smoke and Equipment Defeating Technology program is experiencing budget woes.
Financial Fog Inhibits Development of Technology Allowing U.S. Soldiers to See through Obscurants Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Military Aircraft Inventories Specialist, Forecast International. As a cost-effective means of entering the generation 4+ club, the Gripen, dubbed Saab’s Smart Fighter, serves as a desirable option …
New NG Gripen to Debut in May; Sea Gripen to Follow Read MoreBy J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 71 and 57 commercial jets in March 2016, compared to 71 and 51 in the same month last year, respectively. …
Airbus Completes First U.S.-Built A320 as Boeing Widens Lead in March Orders Read MoreBy Matthew Beres and Richard Pettibone, Forecast International. And now for something a little different. Welcome to Forecast International’s first podcast, dubbed the Forecast Roundtable. Each podcast will feature several …
Forecast Roundtable, Inaugural Podcast Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In a sign of Indonesia’s increased focus on its economic interests in the country’s Natuna Islands region, the Indonesian Air Force …
Wary over China’s Presence in Its EEZ, Indonesia Shifting More Defense Resources to South China Sea Read Moreby Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Defense electronics spending continues to emphasize the development of new technologies, but tight budgets are still restricting R&D. Militaries are having a …
U.S. Defense Electronics – Signs of Growth as Budgets Remain Tight Read More