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Weak Post-Farnborough Order Intake. Boeing to Remarket Aircraft Earmarked for Chinese Customers. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 35 and 41 commercial jets in August …
Airbus and Boeing Report August 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. More than six months have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced on February 24. With no end to the war in …
Is HIMARS a Game-Changer in the War in Ukraine? Read More
Both companies report strong order intake in July. Boeing resumes 787 deliveries. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 26 and 46 commercial jets in July …
Airbus and Boeing Report July 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Questions have arisen over the status of a Nord Stream 1 gas turbine that was recently in need of repair. The machine was sent to a Siemens Energy maintenance facility …
The Russian Turbine Dilemma Read More
Satisfactory orders haul ahead of Farnborough. Boeing reports solid deliveries, 737 MAX rate increase. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 51 and 58 commercial jets …
Airbus and Boeing Report June 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
The U.K. Business Secretary has officially cleared the acquisition of Ultra by Cobham to proceed. The GBP2.57 billion ($3.06 billion) deal was first announced in August 2021 . The deal …
U.K. Clears Cobham to Complete Ultra Acquisition Read More
U.S. shipbuilding spending is about to drastically increase, with a projected budget of $30.1 billion for the next five years as opposed to the $24.1 billion spent in the past …
U.S. Shipbuilding Budget Exceeds $30 Billion Read More
Russia’s armed forces protect their mobile ICBM force with a plethora of systems tasked with electronic protection and electronic attack. Guest post by Dr. Thomas Withington Unsurprisingly, survivability is a …
Discretion Assured? Russia’s ICBM Force Protected by a Wide Variety of EW Systems Read More
Weak Order Haul in May. Airbus A321XLR Successfully Completes First Flight by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 35 and 47 commercial jets in May 2022, …
Airbus and Boeing Report May 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
The dramatic deterioration of Haiti’s internal security environment over the past two years is of particularly acute concern for the current Dominican government. With the Haitian government having been cast …
Border Tensions and Surging Growth Drive Dominican Defense Expenditures Read MoreSign up for the latest blog posts and products sent straight to your inbox.