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 latest analysis of the worldwide business jet market indicates that a total of 9,237 business jets will be produced in …
Business Jet Prospects Brighten as U.S. Customers Return to the Market Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Cybernaut, a Chinese investment fund, has signed an agreement with Russian satellite builder Dauria Aerospace to provide $70 million in financing. Under …
Chinese/Russian SmallSat Joint Venture Could Play Role in $40 Billion Silk Road Project Read MoreBy Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. You’ve heard it before, a bit of a broken record – often highlighted along with the Rafale multirole fighter roller-coaster …
Old Cat, Old Nukes, New Tricks Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Canada’s Liberal Party has ended nearly a decade of rule under Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives, a change that does …
Canada’s New Leader Vows to Drop F-35 as Priorities Shift to Homeland Defense Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Over the next 10 years, the top-five military satellite manufacturers will be Lockheed Martin, Mitsubishi Electric, Boeing, ISS Reshetnev, and Airbus. The …
Top-Five Military Satellite Manufacturers to Hold Strong Long-Term Market Positions Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Irish Department of Defense announced its funding allocation for 2016 on October 13. The total earmark for FY16 will amount …
Ireland’s Defense Earmark for 2016 Falls Flat Read Moreby Daniel Darling, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indian Defense Ministry has awarded the partnership of local engineering prime Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and South Korea’s Samsung Techwin with …
Baby Steps: Indian Defense Ministry Moving Forward on 155mm/52-cal Self-Propelled Howitzer Requirement Read More by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. As it deals with a global defense downturn and the possible return of sequestration in the U.S., Lockheed Martin has …
Lockheed Martin Goes All In on Defense Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Polish government has adopted a 2016 budgetary outline that would see the country’s year-on-year nominal defense budget rise by PLN2.876 …
Polish Defense Budget Set to Grow by Nearly 9 Percent in 2016 Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. While small satellites and CubeSats are becoming increasingly popular, large geosynchronous Earth-orbiting (GEO) communications satellites maintain an important role in the space …
Large, Geosynchronous Satellites Continue to Play Strong Role in Satellite Market Read More