A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The business jet market continues to hover on the verge of recovery. A number of key indicators are trending upward, including economic growth, corporate profits, flight activity, and business and …
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The defense ministers of France (Florence Parly) and Germany (Ursula von der Leyen) announced two contracts on February 6 that help lay the groundwork for the future sixth-generation jet fighter, …
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Dassault Aviation has pulled its Rafale fighter jet out of Canada’s CF-18 replacement competition, expressing concerns about interoperability and intelligence sharing requirements for Ottawa’s future fighter. The concern appears to …
Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Dassault moved quickly to replace its canceled Falcon 5X business jet with the new Falcon 6X, a larger and longer-range aircraft targeted at roughly …
Read More A Qatari order for more Dassault Rafale fighter jets has come into effect. In a statement on March 27, 2018, Dassault Aviation announced that a Qatari order for a dozen …
Read More Qatar is close to completing a deal for French fighter jets and armored vehicles. A French presidential source told Reuters this week that a France is “close to finalizing” a …
Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Data from Forecast International’s innovative Platinum Forecast System® 3.1 show that a total of 12,282 business jets will be produced during the 15-year period …
Read MoreU.S. Manufacturers Delivered 311 Aircraft in Q1 2017 – up 32 from 2016 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the first quarter …
Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Although business jet production is unlikely to match the skyrocketing output seen in the mid-2000s any time soon, Forecast International’s Platinum Forecast …
Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. More than nine years after India initially sought out a Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) under its $11 billion “Deal of the Century” …
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