A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. With new management at the helm, Aero Vodochody is looking back to its future. Under the guidance of new CEO …
Ex-Alenia Boss Looks to Aero Vodochody Trainer Resurgence Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Taiwanese Navy has revealed its plans for a proposed helicopter-carrying, amphibious landing helicopter dock (LHD) warship that aligns with the …
Taiwanese Navy Pushes the Throttle on Indigenous Shipbuilding with LHD Plan Read More
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov has revealed the expected number of aircraft deliveries for 2017. Throughout this past week, Deputy Defense Minister Borisov made several visits to Russian military …
Russia Details Aircraft Acquisition For 2017 Read More During a visit to Amur Shipyard, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov detailed when the Navy expects to receive four Project 20380 corvettes. Deputy Defense Minister Borisov, at Amur Shipyard, …
Russian Pacific Fleet to Receive Four Project 20380 Corvettes Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Russia is moving forward with export plans for two of its Admiral Grigorovich class frigates (Project 11356M). Under an agreement inked last year, Moscow …
Western Sanctions Impact Russian Frigate Sale to India Read Moreby Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International’s Platinum Forecast System 3.1 indicates that a total of 6,175 medium/heavy military rotorcraft will be produced during the 15-year period …
Higher Defense Budgets Likely to Give Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft Market a Lift Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Defense Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. America’s political landscape experienced a tectonic shift with the November 8, 2016 election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. …
U.S. Defense Electronics Market to Top $135B in Next 10 Years Read More Speaking to Rossiya-24 on March 7, 2017, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu indicated that the air-defense system aboard the Project 22350 frigates may soon be operational. Defense Minister Shoigu said, …
Russia Readying Missile System for Project 22350 Frigates Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The White House has issued initial budget guidance to federal agencies for the 2018 fiscal year, calling for an increase in defense spending that …
Reaction to White House Budget Plan Highlights a Divided Congress Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Production of the E-3 AWACS Block 40/45 aircraft, also known as the E-3G, will be delayed by another two years. The …
E-3 AWACS Block 40/45 Pushed Back Two Years Read More