A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Welcome to the Forecast Roundtable podcast. Each podcast features several analysts discussing various aerospace and defense-related issues. This week’s podcast features Huma Siddiqui Senior Correspondent for New Delhi’s Financial Express …
Forecast Roundtable – Indian Defense Environment, Part 1 Read MoreFeaturing Forecast International analysts Doug Royce, Derek Bisaccio and Daniel Darling. Edited by Matthew Beres. Welcome to the third episode of the Forecast Roundtable podcast. Each podcast features several analysts …
Forecast Roundtable, #3 Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In a sign of Indonesia’s increased focus on its economic interests in the country’s Natuna Islands region, the Indonesian Air Force …
Wary over China’s Presence in Its EEZ, Indonesia Shifting More Defense Resources to South China Sea Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. China plans to start launching commercial payloads on its Kuaizhou-11 launch vehicle in 2017. The Kuaizhou-11, which first launched in 2013, is …
Despite U.S. Export Restrictions, Market for Commercialized Chinese Kuaizhou-11 Rocket Looks Strong Read Moreby Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Gogo recently made the largest announced in-flight connectivity deal in China, which also happens to be the first airline deal …
Will the Largest In-Flight Connectivity Deal in China Keep Gogo Dominant? Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. With the announcement of the first export order for the Tikhomirov-NIIP Irbis multimission radar, Russian officials can now breathe a little easier. …
Russia Can Breathe Easier with First Export Order for Irbis Radar and Su-35 Fighter Read MoreBy Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. China’s dream of becoming a major aerospace power took a step closer to becoming reality with the long-awaited rollout of …
China’s AVIC Moves Closer to World Stage with Rollout of C919 Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) rolled out the first C919 narrowbody airliner on Monday, November 2, at its facility in Shanghai. …
COMAC Rolls Out C919 Into Competitive 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 More
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. With formulations being conducted for Japan’s fiscal year 2016 government budget, the country’s Defense Ministry is contemplating whether to request a …
Japan’s Defense Ministry Plans Record Budget Request Read More