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by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Boeing plans to increase production of the 787 to a rate of 14 per month in 2019. The company delivered 145 aircraft …
Is Boeing’s 787 Production Rate Sustainable? Read More
U.S. Manufacturers Deliver 587 Aircraft in Fourth Quarter – Up 55 Units from Q4 2017 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers …
2018 World General Aviation Aircraft Shipments Up 5 Percent Read More by C. Zachary Hofer, Defense Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In an announcement released on February 21, Raytheon announced that it would be competing in “the Olympics of radar.” This turn of …
Raytheon Is In for the LTAMDS Sense Off Read More by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The four partner nations that developed the Eurofighter – Germany, the U.K., Spain, and Italy – ordered 472 aircraft through the end of …
New Partner Nation Typhoon Orders Needed to Keep Line Open into the Late 2020s Read More by Larry Dickerson, Missile Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy is enhancing the lethality of its surface combatants. Naval officers have long warned of the declining ability of U.S. …
U.S. Navy Enhancing Offensive Firepower of Surface Combatants Read More
Arconic is having a rough time following its spin-off from Alcoa. But maybe, just maybe, things may be getting better as the company posts profits for the first time since …
New Management at Arconic Moves Quickly to Turn Firm Around Read More Despite the formation of the cross-border KNDS (KMW + Nexter Defense Systems) venture, not much has changed at Nexter or Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. But things are starting to accelerate in European …
KNDS Holds Steady as Rheinmetall Looks to Join Read More
by Andrew Dardine, Military Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy’s EW Simulator Development RDT&E program develops technology and testing to ensure that jamming and self-protection systems provide advanced protection …
U.S. Navy to Invest Over $400 Million in Electronic Warfare Simulation Program Read More
Boeing wins 2018 orders race as Airbus nearly catches up on deliveries by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus both had a very strong month and …
Airbus and Boeing Report December and Full-Year 2018 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More Both Manufacturers Report Strong Deliveries, with Boeing Well Ahead in Orders Race by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 79 and 89 commercial jets in …
Airbus and Boeing Report November 2018 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More