Author Archive

Richard Pettibone

Manager, Information Services Group, Forecast International

Richard Pettibone is Manager, Information Services Group, at Forecast International. He edits Defense & Security Monitor, covering defense systems and international issues, and Flight Plan, which focuses on commercial aviation and space systems. For over 30 years, Richard has authored the Defense & Aerospace Companies, Volume I (North America) and Volume II (International) services.
Defense Systems

Air Force picks the builder of its next Doomsday planes

Sierra Nevada gets a $13 billion contract to replace the E-4B Nighthawk by 2036.

  • Richard Pettibone, Forecast International
Ideas

Defense concerns sink Korean bid for shipbuilder Austal

The Australian firm rebuffed a $662 million offer from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean.

  • Richard Pettibone, Forecast International