Tony Bancroft’s takeaways from 2025 flow into 2026: strong defense spending and geopolitical uncertainty will lift defense stocks. He expects shipbuilding and aircraft companies to see significant upside in the new year. Nicolas Owens argues most stocks in his watchlist are “fairly valued” or “fully valued,” though projects “healthy” growth in 2026. He makes a distinction between geopolitical conflicts and war, explains which corners of the defense market can benefit under each.