In this week’s Washington Outlook, outsourcing business seems suddenly unpopular, lawmakers ask for a flyoff between the F-35 and the A-10 and the head of Trump’s NASA transition team is named.

From the Middle East, to India, Canada and Europe, our editors take stock of recent deals and announced sales of fighter aircraft, and size up how that will impact upcoming competitions.

The president-elect just sped up automation in A&D manufacturing.

The Bell 412 will be built and assembled on both sides of the Pacific. FHI’s manufacturing setup will be a second production line, says Bell.

In this week’s roundup, Norway looks to upgrade its maritime patrol fleet, Singapore looks toward operations of a surveillance aerostat, Japan receives its first F-35, Raytheon scores a new Patriot sale and Poland buys Lockheed’s extended-range missile.

Despite the absence of bigger aviation companies, there was still plenty to see at the 8th International Iran Air Show on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.

Operators are seeing wrinkles in the low-observable coating that could eventually peel off and compromise the fighter’s stealth.

House and Senate negotiators have finalized a $618.7 billion defense policy bill that increases funding for military readiness and higher troop levels at the expense of proposed fighter plus-ups.