A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by 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 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 Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis released a memo on January 31 providing initial guidance for strengthening the armed forces through an FY17 budget amendment, …
Mattis Budget Guidance Spans Multiple Budget Cycles, Calls for FY17 Growth Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Army has released a pair of unfunded priorities lists for FY17 and FY18 calling for $26.5 billion in additional spending. The documents …
U.S. Army Lays Out $26.5 Billion Worth of Unfunded Priorities Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. House and Senate have signed off on an FY17 defense policy bill that would halt ongoing end strength reductions, but the legislation …
U.S. Defense Authorization Bill Prioritizes Halting End Strength Reductions Read MoreBy Matthew Beres, Forecast International. Welcome to the Forecast Roundtable Podcast. Forecast Roundtable brings together expert analysts, industry professionals, and government officials to discuss the latest issues in the aerospace and …
The Effect of 2016’s Presidential Election on Worldwide Aerospace and Defense Markets Part 1/2 Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. The following is a list of the Top 200 U.S. Government Contractors in fiscal year 2015 ranked by the …
Top 200 U.S. Government Contractors FY2015 Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The United States has what is probably the most transparent defense budget process in the world. The Pentagon releases an annual budget request that …
Deciphering Congressional Budget Markups with Forecast International’s Online Budget Tool Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Canada’s new Liberal government released its first defense budget in March, and the spending plan portends a continued struggle for the military’s troubled acquisition …
Canadian Defense Budget Resorts to Old Tricks Amidst Acquisition Delays Read More