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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 …
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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 …
Qatar Looking to Purchase More Fighter Jets, Armored Vehicles Read More Over the weekend, Qatar signed a letter of intent to purchase fighter jets from the United Kingdom. British Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon traveled to Qatar to meet with Qatar’s …
Qatar Signs LOI for 24 Eurofighter Typhoons Read More Qatar has officially signed an agreement for F-15 fighter jets, amid a nearly two-week long political dispute with its neighbors. On June 14, 2017, Qatari Defense Minister Khalid al-Attiyah traveled …
Qatar Inks Agreement for F-15 Fighter Jets Read More On June 12, 2017, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), the Senate Minority Leader, announced that he will vote against a proposed sale of precision-guided munitions (PGMs) to Saudi Arabia. The …
Senate Democratic Leader Opposes Saudi PGM Sale Read More Two separate fighter jet sales to Qatar are hitting scrutiny amid a crisis between Gulf countries. The decision by four Arab countries, later joined by more, to cut ties with …
Qatar Fighter Jet Sales Spotlighted Amid Gulf Crisis Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The conversation has heated up again: the U.S. Air Force will be modernizing its aging fleet of Boeing F-15s. Although CNN …
F-15 Modernization is Hot Again, but EO and Radar Upgrades Have Been Underway for Years Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. As fourth-generation fighters are slowly pushed aside by next-generation aircraft, it is easy to forget the importance of these older platforms. Built …
GE F110: A Link to Three Major Fourth-Generation Fighters Read MoreWelcome to the fourth episode of the Forecast Roundtable podcast. Each podcast features several analysts discussing various aerospace and defense-related issues. This week Doug Royce and Matthew Beres discuss the …
Forecast Roundtable – F-22 production resumption? Read MoreFeaturing Forecast International analysts Doug Royce, Derek Bisaccio and Daniel Darling. Edited by Matthew Beres. Welcome to the third episode of the Forecast Roundtable podcast. Each podcast features several analysts …
Forecast Roundtable, #3 Read More