A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. If you were to look across the globe at the armed forces of the world’s many countries, you would be hard-pressed …
Does India’s Latest Defense Budget Pit the Government against the Armed Forces? Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, C4I Analyst, Forecast International. Starting back in the high-tension days of the Cold War, the U.S. Department of Defense realized the vital necessity of having around-the-clock protected …
Enhanced Polar System Cuts Through Ice, but Can It Cut Through Program Review Bureaucracy? Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. In its latest study on the medium/heavy military rotorcraft market, Forecast International is projecting that 4,744 such rotorcraft will be produced from …
Changes in Competitive Landscape Mark Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft Market Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Raytheon’s APY-10 maritime, littoral, and overland surveillance radar has received another endorsement through an award for its sole platform, the Boeing P-8 …
Another Endorsement for Raytheon’s Versatile APY-10 Radar Read MoreBy Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy’s EW Simulator Development program will receive steady funding over the next several years. For 2016, $30.6 million will be …
EA-18G and F-35 Drive Demand for Key Electronic Warfare Simulator Program Read MoreBy Greg Giaquinto, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Access to real-time video is a crucial aspect of reconnaissance operations, providing key battlefield intelligence by identifying adversaries and their assets. As such, sales …
Lockheed’s VUIT In Demand to Assist in Reconnaissance Missions Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Warships Analyst, Forecast International. The significant impact of a tsunami lies not in the height of the wave but in its duration. A tsunami may only be …
The Submarine Tsunami Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, Defense Electronics Analyst. After proving itself in operations in Afghanistan, the WIN-T is now set to begin full-rate production. Under a $219 million contract for WIN-T Increment …
WIN-T Brings a Pricey Mobility to Command Posts Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The next step in the saga that is the U.S. Army Airborne Reconnaissance Low program has unfolded. On November 5, the Army …
The U.S. Army’s Next C4ISR Platform, the ARL-E, Becoming a Reality Read MoreBy J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Airbus A320 Family Orders Surge – Boeing on Track for New Delivery Record. Boeing and Airbus delivered 71 and 61 commercial jets in November …
Airbus and Boeing Report November 2015 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More