Aerospace And Defense Law: Trends To Follow In 2026

By Joseph Berger, Chip Purcell and Amaiya Johnson ( January 30, 2026, 6:18 PM EST) -- Last year, change was a constant in aerospace and defense contracting law. This year, trends and developments to watch in the aerospace and defense contracting legal field stem from the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026, regulatory reforms, executive orders, Trump administration priorities and the international commercial technology space race, which includes the ongoing contest to deploy artificial intelligence, and a new race to reach the moon and beyond....

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