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by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indonesian Navy has announced plans to procure two new submarines from Russia as it seeks to bolster its limited submarine …
Indonesia’s Planned Submarine Buy from Russia Raises Questions Read MoreBy Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. The turmoil that has roiled Bombardier over the past few years came to a head in 2015 when top management …
Bombardier Looks to Put Its Troubles Behind Read MoreBy Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Canadian Department of National Defence has responded to media claims that the future Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program is in trouble, …
Canada Refutes Media Claims About Future Surface Combatant Read More
By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International predicts that a total of 4,040 regional aircraft will be produced by manufacturers during the 10-year period from 2015 through …
Regional Aircraft Market On the Rise Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Following final approval on September 19 of landscape-altering security legislation by the upper house of Japan’s parliament, the National Diet, the …
With Security Bills Passed, Abe Government Faces Backlash Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Virgin Galactic recently announced upgrades to its LauncherOne launch vehicle. When Virgin Galactic initially announced development of LauncherOne, the company said it …
SmallSats vs Rideshare: What Holds the Future in the Lightweight Launch Vehicle Market? Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Senior Defense Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Consider by many to be “old school” technology, magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) remains a reliable tool in anti-submarine warfare. MAD systems …
It’s a MAD World in Anti-Submarine Warfare Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International estimates that the U.S. Air Force will spend approximately $2.64 million on its Cyber Defense Analysis project over the next …
Cyber Defense Analysis: $2.64M R&D Effort to Assess Information Disclosures to U.S. Adversaries Read MoreBy Matthew Beres, Forecast International. In the blink of an eye, France has come out of nowhere and ripped the global fighter market from the hands of its industry competitors. …
Triumph! For Now. Rafale’s Struggles, Failures, Big Wins… and Future Read MoreBy J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 64 and 44 commercial jets in August 2015, respectively, compared to 58 and 49 in July. In 2015 to date, …
Airbus storms past Boeing in 2015 orders race, Boeing extends delivery lead. Read More