A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Nicholas Dawson, Forecast International. Lebanon is experiencing one of the worst economic collapses in recent history. The currency has lost more than 90 percent of its value; an estimated …
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by Nicholas Dawson, Forecast International. August 15, 2021, is the day that brought the war in Afghanistan full circle. As the American troops were steadily preparing to leave, the Taliban …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. On September 7, aerospace components and parts maker TransDigm Group withdrew its preliminary, non-binding 900p/share (GBP7.0 billion / $9.7 billion) offer to acquire …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. On August 2, British aerospace and defense company Meggitt announced that it has accepted an offer to be acquired by Parker Hannifin, a …
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Year of Recovery Continues for Commercial Jet Makers – 737-10 Successfully Completes First Flight by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 79 and 172 commercial jets …
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Hyundai Heavy Industries’ presence in defense markets is largely centered on the production of naval warships via its Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) unit. Here the company is seeking to …
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L3Harris Technologies weathered the COVID-19 crisis quite well, with sales rising 3 percent to $18.2 billion. The growth trajectory continued in the first part of 2021, and the company …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. For years, Croatia has been in the process of modernizing its air force by replacing older Soviet-era aircraft with both new and secondhand …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. According to a government report submitted to the German parliament, new European partners are expected to join the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System …
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The overall market for civil aircraft retrofit and modernization is, of course, directly tied to capacity. The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the airline industry in ways it has never been …
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