Supply Chain Military Aircraft Procurement Orders Embraer

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer plots KC-390 ramp to 10 aircraft/year by 2030; explores US and India assembly, while Colombia and Chile show C-390 inter

Embraer expects to lift KC-390 Millennium production to 10 aircraft annually by the end of the decade, and is studying potential assembly-line moves in the U.S. and India contingent on major contract wins. The airlifter’s forward-operational concept—ACE, FARP and multi-domain task-force sustainment—targets demand for expeditionary airlift, with Colombia and Chile signaling interest in the platform.

Also: aviationnews.eu and Aviation Week

2026-05-13T11:03:21.286759-07:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit

By Ars Technica: US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.

2026-05-13T12:13:16.645141-07:00

Aircraft Carrier Defense Budgets & Spending Defense Policy

Breaking Defense • Diana Stancy

After Middle East ops, Navy to start feeling funding crunch this summer: CNO

By Breaking Defense: The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to face increased maintenance due to its extended deployment.

2026-05-13T10:36:14.942145-07:00

Military Aircraft Procurement Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons Defense Budgets & Spending Defense Industry & Major Contractors Defense Policy

DefenseNews.com • Phil Stewart

Pentagon reaches agreements with defense firms on containerized missiles

By DefenseNews.com: The Pentagon is announcing framework agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 to acquire over 10,000 containerized missiles.

Breaking Defense

Pentagon launches new framework agreements to acquire 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles

insidedefense.com

New DOD framework deal taps startups and new entrants for low-cost missile buildup

Also: c4isrnet.com, Seeking Alpha and Military Times

2026-05-13T09:09:38.870409-07:00

AI Supply Chain Leadership M&A Defense Industry & Major Contractors Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

Financial Times • George Hammond, Sylvia Pfeifer

Defence tech start-up Anduril doubles valuation to over $60bn

By Financial Times: Peter Thiel-backed company raises $5bn as the US administration turns to smaller players for latest military kit.

CNBC

Anduril doubles valuation to over $60 billion as defense tech funding boom continues

anduril.com

Anduril Announces $5B Series H Raise

Also: GeekWire, CNA, Defense Daily and 4 more

2026-05-13T01:23:12.090665-07:00

Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Industry & Major Contractors

Axios • Colin Demarest

U.S. Air Force wants Northrop jammer to upgrade F-16s

By Axios: "This is, essentially, putting sixth-generation electronic warfare into a fourth-generation platform.".

2026-05-13T07:06:23.133270-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands

By Breaking Defense: Several users reported significant challenges with the UGVs’ communication systems, many of them using Starlink, in densely forested areas of the Baltic nation.

2026-05-13T01:57:09.373330-07:00

Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Defense Policy