Welcome to Forecast International

Forecast International, Inc. provides market intelligence and analyses for the aerospace, defense, military electronics, and power systems industries. Forecast International products are designed to assist corporate executives, military leaders and top government personnel in strategic planning and gathering market intelligence. A staff of seasoned professionals tracks over 5,000 individual programs and produces a series of market intelligence services, analyses, and specialized news services in support of a worldwide client base. Key areas of market research include military and civil aerospace, weapons and missile systems, electronics, naval systems, and power systems. All reports come complete with 10-year unit and value forecasts, as well as projected market share calculations for competing manufacturers.

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Affiliation with Aviation Week

Forecast International is a key provider of information to the McGraw-Hill company. Under an agreement signed by the two companies in 2004, FI is furnishing a broad range of industry data for publication in Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, the Aviation Week & Space Technology Aerospace 2010 Source Book (formerly Aviation Week & Space Technology Source Book), Overhaul & Maintenance magazine, and the World Aerospace Directory.

Forecast International offers a broad array of services, broken out as follows:

Aerospace/Defense

Forecast International provides detailed coverage of all segments of the Aerospace/Defense industries: military and civil aviation, space and satellites, missiles, fighting and military support vehicles (including unmanned vehicles), ordnance and munitions, naval surface and undersea systems, and military electronics systems. It also tracks and forecasts the military budgets that support these industries and provides detailed reports on hundreds of companies that compete for business.

Power Systems

Forecast International provides full coverage of aviation gas turbines of all types, large steam turbines, and the land & sea-based gas turbines that provide marine and industrial power worldwide. Forecast International maintains the world's largest and most complete listing of installed industrial and marine gas turbines.

Consulting Expertise

Our proprietary research and consulting services are used by a global clientele to develop and refine their strategies and guide their decision-making. FI has leveraged the power of its unique databases and the Internet to conduct specialized surveys, allowing the company to obtain valuable information quickly while reducing costs to clients — all while maintaining the highest standards of quality. From proposal to finished report, the Forecast Consulting Group is dedicated to providing world-class results on time, every time.

Products and Delivery Systems

Forecast International offers 38 industry-specific Market Intelligence Services, 47 FocusedMarket Segment Analyses, and 35 electronically distributed Intelligence Newsletters. It also maintains a number of powerful databases on military and civil aircraft, as well as contractor data. Data is provided in Binder format, on DVD, and in real-time over the Internet, via the company Intelligence Center. Custom licensing programs for HTML Intranets, WAN and LAN data distribution are available.

Client Base

Forecast International serves over 3,000 individual clients, representing the full spectrum of the aerospace and defense industry, from small companies selling to niche markets, to global corporations and a broad range of government agencies worldwide.

Strategic Alliances and Support Agreements

Forecast International maintains an important strategic relationship with McGraw-Hill's Aviation Week and Space Group. Specifically, FI provides technical and other data in support of four of the Group's publications and is the major information and analysis provider for the Source Book.

Aviation Week and Space Technology: http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/

FI also maintains special alliances with:

TurboMachinery International magazine: http://turbomachinerymag.com

American Helicopter Society: http://www.vtol.org

Shephard Group: http://www.shephard.co.uk

BART International: http://www.bartintl.com

NDIA’s National Defense: http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

Flight International: http://www.flightinternational.com

Aviation International News: http://www.ainonline.com

Defense News: http://www.defensenews.com

Business & Commercial Aviation: http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_bca.jsp

IQPC Defence Conferences: http://www.iqpc-defence.com

Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA): http://www.idga.org