A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Both companies report strong order intake in July. Boeing resumes 787 deliveries. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 26 and 46 commercial jets in July …
Airbus and Boeing Report July 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
In an effort to accelerate its broad military modernization initiative, the government of Poland has reached an agreement with South Korea for the supply of self-propelled howitzers (SPHs), main battle …
Poland Agrees to Massive Arms Package with South Korea Read More
The following is a list of the Top 100 U.S. Department of Defense prime contractors in fiscal year 2021 ranked by total contract funds awarded. The DoD had defense contract …
Top 100 Defense Contractors 2021 Read More
Satisfactory orders haul ahead of Farnborough. Boeing reports solid deliveries, 737 MAX rate increase. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 51 and 58 commercial jets …
Airbus and Boeing Report June 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
U.S. shipbuilding spending is about to drastically increase, with a projected budget of $30.1 billion for the next five years as opposed to the $24.1 billion spent in the past …
U.S. Shipbuilding Budget Exceeds $30 Billion Read More
The Senate Armed Services Committee released a proposed defense policy bill that would increase defense spending by $45 billion in FY23, which would bring the Pentagon budget up to $817.3 …
Senate Panel Recommends $45 Billion Increase for Defense Read More
Russia’s armed forces protect their mobile ICBM force with a plethora of systems tasked with electronic protection and electronic attack. Guest post by Dr. Thomas Withington Unsurprisingly, survivability is a …
Discretion Assured? Russia’s ICBM Force Protected by a Wide Variety of EW Systems Read More
Weak Order Haul in May. Airbus A321XLR Successfully Completes First Flight by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 35 and 47 commercial jets in May 2022, …
Airbus and Boeing Report May 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Poland intends to buy the Leonardo AW149 multimission helicopter in the near future according to a statement from Minister of National Defense Mariusz Balszczak on June 13. The purchase will …
Poland Plans AW149 Multirole Helicopter Purchase Read More
The dramatic deterioration of Haiti’s internal security environment over the past two years is of particularly acute concern for the current Dominican government. With the Haitian government having been cast …
Border Tensions and Surging Growth Drive Dominican Defense Expenditures Read More