A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
U.S. Manufacturers Delivered 311 Aircraft in Q1 2017 – up 32 from 2016 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the first quarter …
World General Aviation Aircraft Market off to a Mixed Start as Revenues Slump Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Although business jet production is unlikely to match the skyrocketing output seen in the mid-2000s any time soon, Forecast International’s Platinum Forecast …
Business Jet Market to Resume Positive Growth Trend Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. More than nine years after India initially sought out a Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) under its $11 billion “Deal of the Century” …
India Finally – Finally – Inks Rafale Deal 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 Matthew Beres and Bill Ostrove, Forecast International. Welcome to Forecast International’s second episode of the Forecast Roundtable podcast. Each podcast features several analysts discussing various aerospace and defense-related issues.
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by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As India embarks on its quest to fast-track construction of a second indigenous aircraft carrier, the question in Indian Navy circles becomes how …
Is the Rafale Coming to the Indian Navy? Read MoreBy Matthew Beres, Forecast International. In the blink of an eye, France has come out of nowhere and ripped the global fighter market from the hands of its industry competitors. …
Triumph! For Now. Rafale’s Struggles, Failures, Big Wins… and Future Read More By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Gulfstream’s G500 business jet completed its first flight on May 18. Unveiled in October 2014, the G500 is part of Gulfstream’s new …
G500 Makes First Flight Read More by Nicole Auger, Forecast International. United States President Barack Obama has released military aid to Egypt that was suspended after the 2013 overthrow of the nation’s first democratically elected president …
U.S. Lifts Block on Military Aid to Egypt Read More