New orders are rolling in, buoyed by upticks in defense spending and increased demand from the public safety, air ambulance and energy sectors.

Modernization was in the forefront, with orders for advanced fighters, uncrewed combat aircraft development and a first appearance of China’s latest combat jet.

Indecision clouds the outlook for the Navy’s budget and the Air Force’s requirements for new crewed and autonomous tactical fighters.

Collaborative combat aircraft leave their mark on the outlook for defense equipment plans amid a new range of threats to airpower.

A perilous threat environment has prompted increased defense spending outside the U.S. and the construction of new multinational supply chains.