A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Today, more and more nations are using highly advanced diesel-electric submarines that are extremely difficult to detect. And, the U.S. Navy has …
Sounds of Life Heard from Cold War Sonar System Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Airbus Delivers 111 Jets in Wild Year-End Rally, Logs 321 Net Orders Boeing and Airbus delivered 67 and 111 commercial jets in December 2016, …
Airbus and Boeing Report December and Full-Year 2016 Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read Moreby Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Operation Tomodachi, the U.S. mission that provided disaster relief to Japan following the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, attached newfound significance to …
Operation Tomodachi Underscores Need for a New Surface Warship Radiation Detector Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 64 and 61 commercial jets in November 2016, respectively, compared to 71 and 61 during the same month last year. …
Airbus, Boeing – November a Weak Month in Orders Race Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Embraer has postponed service entry of its new E175-E2 regional jet by approximately one year. Originally targeted for 2020, the E175-E2 is …
E175-E2 Service Entry Postponed to 2021 Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus each delivered 54 commercial jets in October 2016, compared to 58 and 49 during the same month last year, respectively. As …
Airbus, Boeing Report October 2016 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries 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 Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. When an aviation platform passes 50 years of continuous military service, it joins a prestigious, albeit small, group of aircraft. The group …
T55 Soldiers On Aboard Venerable CH-47 Chinook Read Moreby Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. COMAC’s ARJ21-700 program delivered its second aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines in October 2016. The company delivered the airline’s first aircraft …
COMAC Slowly Ramps Up ARJ21 Production Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International is projecting that 1,241 light military rotorcraft will be produced by manufacturers during the 10-year period from 2016 through 2025. …
Short-Term Growth, Longer-Term Decline Projected for Light Military Rotorcraft Market Read More