A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The U.S. Navy has released the long-awaited update to its 30-year shipbuilding plan. The public release of the strategy document was delayed early this year when then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper …
Washington Releases Lame-Duck Shipbuilding Plan that Requires $45 Billion in Offsets Read More
737 MAX Ungrounded and Back in the Air as Boeing Delivers First Jet in Nearly Two Years to United Airlines by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus …
Airbus and Boeing Report November 2020 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Russia is continuing to consolidate its defense industry, and now its aviation industry, around its largest state-owned defense industry holding, Rostec. According to Rostec, the inclusion of United Aircraft Corporation …
United Aircraft Corporation the Centerpiece of Rostec’s Aviation Cluster Read More
by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Summary: Revenues and cash flow greatly Improved in third quarter Sharp increase in deliveries in Q3 vs. Q2 Cash burn has stopped, Q3 …
Airbus Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Review and Outlook Read More
In what may reasonably be described as a surprise, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a major investment package for the Ministry of Defence – marking the largest such …
British Government Announces Major Defense Spending Boost Read More
The return of the Boeing 737 MAX draws close while Airbus reports highest delivery figures since before the pandemic, delivers first A330-800 and mulls A320 rate hike by J. Kasper …
Airbus and Boeing Report October 2020 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
The race was too close to call on election day, but former Vice President Joe Biden has unseated incumbent Donald Trump in the presidential election, multiple news outlets are reporting. …
How the Biden Win Impacts Defense Read More
Just a few weeks before the U.S. presidential election, the Trump administration has cleared yet another billion-plus-dollar Foreign Military Sales package for Taiwan. The latest FMS package involves three sales …
Taiwan Cleared for $1.8 Billion Worth of FMS Purchases Read More
In line with the provisions of the 2015 nuclear accord, the arms embargo on Iran has now expired. The end of the restrictions comes despite a last-minute effort on the …
Arms Embargo on Iran Expires Read More
Both companies report no new orders in September as Boeing decides to move all 787 production to South Carolina in 2021 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and …
Airbus and Boeing Report September 2020 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More