A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by 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 Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International is pleased to announce the launch of a newly enhanced U.S. Defense Budget Forecast database, now featuring the ability to track major …
Forecast International Launches Improved U.S. Defense Budget Database Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. With the original group of Dolphin-class submarines designed to have a hull life of 30 years and a design initiation-to-commissioning cycle …
Dolphins in Trouble Read Moreby Edward Nebinger, Forecast International. Recent reports of significant layoffs by Boeing have proven to be of little concern to Wall Street investors, who shrugged those actions off as an …
Boeing on a Roll; Both Civil and Military Markets Remain Strong Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Production of Harris Corp’s ALQ-99 airborne tactical jammer is expected to end in 2018, following the production of 34 units from 2017 through …
Production of ALQ-99 Jammer Wrapping Up, but Sizable O&M Support Expected Read More