F-5/T-38 the Focus of Multiple International Upgrade Programs
The 1,275 F-5/T-38 aircraft in the worldwide fleet have, on average, been in service for more than 41 years. Although these aircraft would not logically appear to be top …
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International Apache Contracts Abound
by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Multiple companies have recently been awarded contracts for international AH-64 retrofit programs. As one of the world’s premier attack helicopters, …
Read MoreBabcock International Awarded Contract by Italy for Airborne Firefighting Service
by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Europe and North America both experienced devastating wildfires in 2017, part of a current trend that pits suburban sprawl against …
Read MoreMRO Robotics Enhancing Aircraft Inspections
by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. SR Technics recently announced a partnership with Invert Robotics to implement a robotics solution that will enhance its aircraft maintenance …
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Military Increases ADS-B Out Upgrades
by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Raytheon was recently awarded a $30 million ceiling increase modification to a previously awarded contract for T-38A/B, C-17, C-5, and …
Read MoreJapan Upgrades Its E-767 AWACS
by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Boeing was recently awarded a $60.9 million hybrid (fixed-price-incentive-firm, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-plus-incentive-fee) contract to perform the mission computing upgrade …
Read MoreMTU Aero Engines Capitalizes on Production Boom, Looks to MRO Expansion
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Like a finely tuned machine, MTU Aero Engines continues to steadily motor on. While the order boom in civil aviation …
Read MoreA Wide-Angle View of the Airline MRO Market
by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. It’s well known that the international MRO market is going to grow. The important question is, how is the market …
Read MoreRecent Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Retrofits
by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. GDC Middle East was recently awarded a contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation to upgrade two King Air 350 aircraft to …
Read MoreRockwell Expands and Diversifies with B/E Aerospace Buy
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. With commercial aviation production continuing apace, Rockwell Collins decided it wanted a bigger slice of the pie and expanded its …
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