A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Bill Ostrove, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro will serve a second term in office after winning the presidential election on May 20. With 92 percent of voting …
Venezuela’s Maduro Wins Second Term in Disputed Election Read MoreU.S. Manufacturers Deliver 315 Aircraft in First Quarter – Up Four Units from Q1 2017 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association …
World General Aviation Aircraft Shipments Up 3% in First Quarter 2018 Read More
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Following the move by U.S. President Donald Trump on May 8 to declare that the United States would withdraw from the …
Merkel’s Comments Bring Germany’s Defense Budget Clash Under the Microscope Read MoreDeliveries slow as Boeing secures major American Airlines Dreamliner order by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 44 and 51 commercial jets in April 2018, …
Airbus and Boeing Report April 2018 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read Moreby Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy’s need to exchange information rapidly is fueling an $800 million funding stream for tactical datalinks over the next 10 …
Funding Stream Doubles for U.S. Navy Tactical Data Links Program Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. For a country seeking to address its operational readiness issues and enhance the service availability of existing hardware, Germany faces a …
Latest Report Reaffirms Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness Read Moreby Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The still-evolving, Leonardo-produced BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD), missile countermeasures system is on the verge of significant fighter jet application in the …
Broadening the Appeal of a Sophisticated Missile Decoy Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. After years of stalled negotiations with Russia, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is pulling the plug on an 11-year collaborative effort …
India Shelves FGFA Project – Where to Now? Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In its recent report dated March 19, the German Ministry of Defense, as part of its assessment of the Eurofighter Typhoon program, provided …
German MoD Provides Updates on the Eurofighter Typhoon’s Captor-E AESA Radar Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Following a difficult year into the company’s rebranding, Leonardo’s management has launched another industrial plan, dubbed Leonardo 2.0, that aims …
Leonardo Launches New Growth Plan Read More