A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Boeing has recently been awarded a $219.6 million delivery order for the design, development, test and integration of the conformal …
Update: Conformal Fuel Tank Retrofits Read More
Following strikes on the Syrian military, Russia has suggested that it will transfer S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syria’s control. The spokesman for the Russian General Staff, Sergei Rudskoy, said …
Russia Suggests S-300 Delivery to Syria Read More Saudi Arabia has finalized a purchase of Spanish corvettes. After a negotiating period lasting over two years, Riyadh completed a ‘framework agreement’ for the acquisition of five Avante 2200 corvettes, …
Saudi Arabia to Procure Spanish Corvettes Read MoreBoeing Flexes Muscles and Delivers Record 91 Jets in One Month by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 91 and 56 commercial jets in March …
Airbus and Boeing Report March 2018 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. What effect can a Boeing 777 have on natural gas production? A lot. Reference to the 777 may be misleading; however, its powerplant, the …
Aeroderivative LM9000 Will Lower LNG Production Read More Saudi Arabia will receive new AGM-84 Standoff Land Attack Missile – Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) systems. In an announcement on April 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of Defense said it had …
SLAM-ER for Saudi Arabia Read MoreBy Matthew Beres and Dan Darling, Forecast International. Welcome to the Forecast Roundtable Podcast. Forecast Roundtable brings together expert analysts, industry professionals, and government officials to discuss the latest issues …
Forecast Roundtable – The Global Defense Spending Environment: A Look Back, a Look Forward, Part 4 Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. With its approval of SpaceX’s proposed constellation in late March, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has now approved the deployment of 5,264 small …
FCC Has Approved over 5,000 Smallsats to Provide Broadband Communications Services Read More Russia aims to continue support for the Tajik military. In comments with his Tajik counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pledged further Russian support for the Tajik military. Foreign Minister …
Russia to Continue Assistance to Tajik Military Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. State Department has cleared a Slovak government request for the potential sale of 14 F-16 Block 70/72 V- configuration …
Slovakia’s FMS Request for F-16V Cleared by State Department Read More