A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Northrop Grumman secured its position as a military aircraft producer when the U.S. Air Force selected it to produce the …
Read MoreBy Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. You’ve heard it before, a bit of a broken record – often highlighted along with the Rafale multirole fighter roller-coaster …
Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Canada’s Liberal Party has ended nearly a decade of rule under Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives, a change that does …
Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Over the next 10 years, the top-five military satellite manufacturers will be Lockheed Martin, Mitsubishi Electric, Boeing, ISS Reshetnev, and Airbus. The …
Read Moreby Daniel Darling, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indian Defense Ministry has awarded the partnership of local engineering prime Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and South Korea’s Samsung Techwin with …
Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. As it deals with a global defense downturn and the possible return of sequestration in the U.S., Lockheed Martin has …
Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Finmeccanica’s restructuring is beginning to pick up steam. In late 2014, the company initiated a landmark restructuring that will streamline …
Read MoreBy Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. U.S. lawmakers have avoided a government shutdown with the passage of a continuing resolution that funds the government at FY15 levels through …
Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. In its latest study on the light military rotorcraft market, Forecast International projects that 1,304 light military rotorcraft will be produced from …
Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indonesian Navy has announced plans to procure two new submarines from Russia as it seeks to bolster its limited submarine …
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