Systems and doctrine for detecting and defeating hostile drones; conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East transformed counter-UAS into a US$29B global procurement priority.
Expendable aerial weapons that loiter then dive-detonate on targets, deployed at scale in Ukraine and the Middle East and now embedded in US, Israeli, and Turkish standing doctrine.
AeroVironment's loitering munitions move from emergency Ukraine aid to a standing US organic-strike category
A 10-year IDIQ folds 120+ prior contracts into one platform, a startup edging into prime territory
Reusable interceptors and EW lead near-term buys; directed energy stays a 2030 story told as a 2026 one