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Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As part of its effort to resurrect a submarine capability after 64 years of dormancy, the Royal Thai Navy has selected a …
Cost, Politics Prove Decisive Factors in Royal Thai Navy’s Submarine Selection Read More by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. With the Great Recession pretty much over, Embraer now finds itself stronger both financially and product line-wise. The company celebrated …
Embraer Well Positioned with Broad Product Line as Markets Recover Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Under the terms of a $39.1 million modification to a pre-existing contract, Northrop Grumman will continue the process of remedying the …
In the Future, the MQ-4C Triton Will Use Radar to Autonomously Avoid Crashing Read More by Stuart Slade, Warships Analyst, Forecast International. Within a period of 20 years, dating from around 1960, when the first production gas turbine-powered ships entered service, to the early 1980s, …
Is This the End of Gearing? Read MoreBy Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. L-3 WESCAM announced at the Paris Air Show that variants of the company’s MX-Series had been selected by Airbus Helicopters as the …
L-3 WESCAM’s MX-Series to Equip Airbus Helicopters’ H225M and H145M Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. On the eve of the opening of the 2015 Paris Air Show, Sweden’s defense procurement head Lena Erixon announced that the …
Sweden to Receive First ASW-Configured NH90 in the Fall Read More by C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency recently announced the State Department’s approval to sell six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to …
A Proposed Super Tucano Sale to Lebanon Exposes Wider ALE-47 ECM Sales Opportunities Read More By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. On the opening day of the Paris Air Show, United Technologies Corp (UTC) revealed that it has decided to proceed with a …
UTC Moves Ahead With Sikorsky Divestiture Read More Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. According to media reports coming out of the first day of the Paris Air Show, the Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 Thunder jet …
JF-17 Secures First Confirmed Export Deal, But to Whom? Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Royal Malaysian Air Force plans to hold on to its fleet of MiG-29N Fulcrums a bit longer. The MiG-29s form …
With MRCA Project Stalled, Royal Malaysian Air Force Plans MiG-29 Upgrade Read More