A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
By Richard Sterk, Defense Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The older generation Eledone (technology- based) sonars such as the TSM-2233 are being phased out by newer sonars like the S-Cube and …
S-Cube the Sonar of Choice for New Submarines Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. After a summer of speculation, United Technologies Corp (UTC) and Rockwell Collins announced that they have reached a definitive agreement …
It’s Official, UTC Buying Rockwell Collins in $30 Billion Deal Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. While new aircraft orders have slowed lately, the production of commercial aircraft is exceptionally vibrant. Airbus and Boeing are maintaining …
UTC Aerospace Systems Even More Formidable With Rockwell Collins Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. Despite drawing equal amounts of praise and ire, the F-35 program is in a continual process of progressing as the airframe surpasses …
F135 Builds On P&W Legacy to Power the F-35 Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Between 2012 and 2016, global militaries took delivery of 203 satellites. Deliveries reached a peak in 2013 with the launch of 55 satellites. …
Military Satellite Average Launch Mass Continues to Decline Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Taiwan’s ruling cabinet announced on August 17 that it has approved a fiscal year 2018 budget proposal that favors the …
A Positive Half-Measure: Taiwan’s Proposed 2018 Defense Budget Read MoreU.S. manufacturers delivered 363 aircraft in Q2 2017 – up 8 units, or 2.3%, from Q2 2016 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association …
World General Aviation Aircraft Deliveries Increase as Revenues Slump at Gulfstream and Bombardier Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Ten sailors are missing and five were injured after DDG-56 USS John S. McCain was involved in a collision with the …
There Is Something Wrong With Our Ships Today – And There Is Something Wrong With Our System Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Sweden’s minority government and political opposition Alliance bloc have agreed to a new defense deal that will provide SEK8.1 billion ($1 …
With Latest Funding Agreement, Sweden Awakens from Its Defense Slumber Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov steps out of a truck and, after posing for pictures, takes aim at several targets, first with a …
Turkmenistan Wary of Afghan Border Read More