A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Data from Forecast International’s Platinum Forecast System® 4.0 indicate that 30,171 large commercial jet transports will be produced in the 15-year period from …
More Than 30,000 Large Jetliners Forecast to be Produced Over Next 15 Years Read More
This Forecast Roundtable podcast features Dan Darling (European and Asian Senior Analyst) and Doug Royce (Civil/Military Aircraft and Rotorcraft Senior Analyst). The topic of discussion is the European Fighter …
Forecast Roundtable Podcast – The European Fighter Market Read More
If you are attending the Paris Air Show next week, be sure to stop by Hall 3, Booth AB-132 and meet Forecast International’s representatives at the show. Our skilled staff …
Meet Forecast International at the 2019 Paris Air Show Read More
By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Dassault is making steady progress in the Falcon 6X program. Plans call for the new long-range business jet to make its initial flight …
Dassault’s New Falcon 6X Is On the Way Read More
Beijing continues to build its stature as a global arms exporter, according to the Pentagon’s annual report to Congress on the military and security developments of the People’s Republic of …
China’s Arms Exports: Up, Up and Away – VIDEO Read More
The General Services Administration’s U.S. Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation released its annual Top 100 Federal Contractors report – Fiscal Year 2018. The top 100 federal contractors …
Top 100 Federal Contractors 2018 Read More
The C4I market direction will be driven by contemporary defense concerns such as cyberspace and the progressive mainstreaming of new innovations in technology. While older systems are receiving sustainment services, …
Demand for Cybersecurity Means Explosive Growth in World C4I Market Read More
Boeing Deliveries Hit Hard in the Wake of Second 737 MAX Crash by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 54 and 74 commercial jets in …
Airbus and Boeing Report March 2019 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More The evaluation phase of Switzerland’s ongoing fighter assessment for a new-generation combat aircraft is underway. The current flight trials follow an earlier exercise whereby Swiss officials tested the aircraft models …
Switzerland Begins Evaluation Phase of Combat Aircraft Competition Read More
The fallout from Turkey’s procurement of the Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile air-defense system continues to add to the growing strain on the once-solid Turkey-U.S. relationship. After months of warnings …
U.S. Freezes F-35 Parts Delivery to Turkey over S-400 Purchase Read More