A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
India is readying a package of defense acquisition deals with the U.S. over the coming few years at an estimated price range of roughly $10 billion. The future requests would, …
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Orders Drought: Only One Jet Ordered in Unusually Weak Month by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 30 and 81 commercial jets in May 2019 …
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By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Data from Forecast International’s Platinum Forecast System® 4.0 indicate that 30,171 large commercial jet transports will be produced in the 15-year period from …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. On June 5, the Danish Social Democratic Party and its supporting faction of social-liberal and left-wing parties won a majority of seats …
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U.S. Manufacturers Deliver 367 Aircraft in First Quarter – Up 52 Units from Q1 2018 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers …
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The Air Force’s FY20 budget request totals $204.8 billion, reflecting a 5.4 percent increase over the $194.3 billion provided for the service in FY19. However, it is important to remember …
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The Pentagon has laid out a $205.6 billion budget for the Navy in FY20, an increase of around 5.1 percent compared to the FY19 enacted level of $195.6 billion. Mirroring …
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Beijing continues to build its stature as a global arms exporter, according to the Pentagon’s annual report to Congress on the military and security developments of the People’s Republic of …
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The U.S. Army is seeking $182.3 billion in its FY20 budget request, up from $179 billion enacted by Congress in FY19. Compared to the FY19 enacted level, the service wants …
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Two approved Foreign Military Sales (FMS) proposals by the U.S. State Department indicate the direction the Czech Republic wants to take as it seeks to phase out the Army of …
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