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Defense / Missiles

U.S. Navy Enhancing Offensive Firepower of Surface Combatants

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Larry Dickerson, Missile Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy is enhancing the lethality of its surface combatants. Naval officers have long warned of the declining ability of U.S. …

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Civil & Commercial Aerospace / Commercial Aircraft / Power Systems

New Management at Arconic Moves Quickly to Turn Firm Around

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 - by Richard Pettibone

Arconic is having a rough time following its spin-off from Alcoa. But maybe, just maybe, things may be getting better as the company posts profits for the first time since …

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Defense / Featured / Industry / Land Systems

KNDS Holds Steady as Rheinmetall Looks to Join

January 25, 2019January 24, 2019 - by Richard Pettibone

 Despite the formation of the cross-border KNDS (KMW + Nexter Defense Systems) venture, not much has changed at Nexter or Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. But things are starting to accelerate in European …

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Defense / Military Electronics

U.S. Navy to Invest Over $400 Million in Electronic Warfare Simulation Program

January 18, 2019January 25, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Andrew Dardine, Military Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Navy’s EW Simulator Development RDT&E program develops technology and testing to ensure that jamming and self-protection systems provide advanced protection …

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Civil & Commercial Aerospace / Commercial Aircraft / Featured / Power Systems

Airbus and Boeing Report December and Full-Year 2018 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

January 15, 2019January 18, 2019 - by Forecast International

Boeing wins 2018 orders race as Airbus nearly catches up on deliveries by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus both had a very strong month and …

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Commercial Aircraft / Power Systems

Airbus and Boeing Report November 2018 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

December 18, 2018January 25, 2019 - by Forecast International

Both Manufacturers Report Strong Deliveries, with Boeing Well Ahead in Orders Race by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 79 and 89 commercial jets in …

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Defense / Europe / Geopolitics / Land Systems

Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy, Part II

December 17, 2018January 18, 2019 - by Tom Dolzall

by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. Over the past two decades, the international market for wheeled armored vehicles has witnessed tremendous expansion in demand, as well as a coinciding …

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Defense / Europe / Geopolitics / Land Systems

Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy, Part I

December 12, 2018January 18, 2019 - by Tom Dolzall

by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. The adoption by the Belarusian armed forces in early 2017 of the Cayman armored reconnaissance vehicle, which had recently entered serial production, represents …

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Naval Systems / Power Systems

General Electric to Continue Powering the Arleigh Burke Class

December 5, 2018January 14, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer has three “flights” (variants), the latest being the third and most advanced. Advanced is a key word here, because …

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Power Systems

A Turbine Close to Home – Part 1

December 3, 2018 - by Forecast International

by Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. In the power generation game, gas turbines have long cemented their position.  What is the norm now and what might lie in the future? …

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