A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
By Dan Darling, Forecast International Recent statements made by senior Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) officials to local media regarding a potential $20 billion procurement of 126 new-build French Dassault …
Read More by Douglas Royce, Forecast International Japan’s Setouchi Holdings is buying Quest Aircraft, the maker of the Kodiak single-engine turboprop. The new deal will provide an influx of capital to Quest …
Read More by Richard Pettibone, Forecast International Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is the dominant aerospace contractor in India, as well as one of Asia’s largest aerospace companies. Employing more than 34,450 technicians, …
Read More McKesson Corp is the only non-aerospace and defense oriented firm in the top ten this year. The company is a healthcare provider specialist. Source: http://www.usaspending.gov/
Read More By Raymond Jaworowski, Forecast International Former UTC executive Alain Bellemare has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Bombardier Inc. Bellemare has also become a member of …
Read More By Bill Ostrove, Forecast International Over the past few years, there has been growing concern in some circles that export restrictions have held U.S. manufacturers back. With the recent economic …
Read More By William Ostrove, Forecast International At one point, the U.S. government accounted for about 90 percent of total Boeing communications satellite sales. Government contracts will continue to be a major …
Read More By Raymond Jaworowski, Forecast International The business jet market is currently in the early stages of recovery. This recovery got underway in 2013, when annual business jet production registered a …
Read More By William Ostrove, Forecast International Militaries are increasingly pressed to find enough capacity to meet their needs. Just as businesses and consumers become more connected via high-bandwidth networks, increased data …
Read More by Dan Darling, Forecast International Following a prolonged period of budgetary reductions, Europe’s larger defense environment appears to have reached its low threshold. But instead of a marked rebound in …
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