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.
Coordinated masses of autonomous unmanned systems that the US and China are racing to deploy at scale, reshaping military doctrine and outpacing governance frameworks worldwide.
The US aerospace and defense conglomerate behind Patriot missiles, GTF engines, and SPY-6 radar, with US$88.6 billion in 2025 revenue and a US$268 billion backlog.
Hegseth's AI memo names swarms a pace-setter; allied AWE26 links US, UK and Australian swarms live
Reusable interceptors and EW lead near-term buys; directed energy stays a 2030 story told as a 2026 one