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Both Companies Report Strong Deliveries, Weak Orders by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 48 and 68 commercial jets in November 2022, compared to 34 and …
Airbus and Boeing Report November 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
In a step announced on December 9, three nations – Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom – announced a joint agreement on a trilateral future fighter development project called the …
Japan Merges with Anglo-Italian Fighter Initiative to Form Global Combat Air Program Read More
For nearly half a century, the one constant in Japan’s defense approach remained its budgeting. Year-in, year-out, regardless of government, Japan has earmarked no more than 1 percent of its …
Japan Prepares for a New Era in Defense Approach and Investment Read More
The U.S. Army has selected the Bell V-280 tiltrotor aircraft as the service’s new Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The V-280 had been competing for the FLRAA contract against …
Bell V-280 Selected for FLRAA Contract Read More
By Carter Palmer and Shaun McDougall Over the next five years, the U.S. Space Force plans to spend $100 billion on acquisition programs. Procurement only accounts for 23.1 percent of that total, …
These Five Programs Are Driving the Space Force’s Acquisition Budget Read More
Both Companies Report Strong October Orders by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 35 and 62 commercial jets in October 2022, compared to 27 and 36 …
Airbus and Boeing Report October 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Solid deliveries in September. Boeing reports strong order haul. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 51 and 53 commercial jets in September 2022, compared to …
Airbus and Boeing Report September 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
By Derek Bisaccio, former FI International Military Markets – Eurasia analyst and guest blogger. An imperfect trial balloon recently launched by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk puts a spotlight on an …
How Does the War in Ukraine End? Read More
So far this year, four defense committees in Congress have put their own unique spin on the FY23 defense budget while taking the administration’s request and other funding recommendations into …
How FY23 Defense Legislation Will Impact DoD Acquisition Programs Read More
Consider a country on Europe’s easternmost fringes that once shared a larger border with the former Soviet Union. This country emerged from the dissolution of the USSR an independent state, …
A Tale of Two Former Soviet Republics (Or: How Much is Ukraine Getting in Trans-Atlantic Military Aid?) Read More