A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, Astronauts and Cosmonauts have been utilizing Russian Soyuz launch vehicles and spacecraft to get to the International Space Station (ISS). Over …
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In anticipation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit, the Indian government has taken the step of greenlighting a potential $2.6 billion acquisition of 24 Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo multimission …
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by Andrew Dardine, Military Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. The Compass Call electronic countermeasures program will receive steady funding over the next several years for ongoing procurement of mission equipment, RDT&E …
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Forecast International projects that the U.S. defense electronics market will be worth at least $148.774 billion over the timeframe 2019-2028. From civil disobedience to full-scale military intervention involving all-out war, …
Read Moreby Larry Dickerson, Unmanned Vehicles Analyst, Forecast International. The United States has selected Boeing as its contractor for the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial tanker. Boeing won an $805 million engineering …
Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore resulted in the signing of a joint statement …
Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. America’s preeminent space agency is proposing a major change in focus for FY19. Along with the rest of the federal government, NASA released …
Read MoreBy Richard Pettibone and Ray Jaworowski, Analysts, Forecast International. Boeing and Embraer have confirmed that the two companies are engaged in discussions regarding a potential combination, the basis of which …
Read Moreby Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. CTT Systems recently received an order from Eurowings to retrofit its Zonal Drying System on 25 A319 aircraft. The retrofit’s …
Read Moreby Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Commander of U.S. Naval Air Forces Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker spoke about naval aircraft readiness at the 61st annual Tailhook …
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