Airbus Terminates Production of A380
by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Airbus will terminate production of its flagship A380 widebody in the wake of a decision by Emirates airline to cancel 39 of …
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Bell 412’s Selection for Japan’s UH-X Requirement Will Significantly Boost PT6T Production
by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T continues in production for its single application: Bell’s 412EP/EPI utility helicopter. This civil-oriented helicopter offers a …
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U.S. Navy Enhancing Offensive Firepower of Surface Combatants
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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New Management at Arconic Moves Quickly to Turn Firm Around
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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GE Aviation Gives GE Reason for Optimism
Remember 2017, when General Electric did not have a good year? It just had a worse one, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel.
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Missile Strikes on Syria Demonstrate Power Projection Capability of Russian Project 1166 Class
by Stuart Slade, Senior Naval & Marine Power Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The Ukrainian embargo on the supply of marine gas turbines to the Russian Navy has had a significant …
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KNDS Holds Steady as Rheinmetall Looks to Join
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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Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy, Part II
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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Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy, Part I
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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Sea Change: Japan Plans Destroyer Conversion, Larger F-35 Order with China in Mind
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As the Japanese government sets out its new National Defense Program Guidelines defense capability target policy that will guide the upcoming …
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