UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
AeroTime • Stephen Pope

UK commits $1B Ukraine package with 150,000 drones plus air-defense missiles and radar

The UK says it will provide a $1 billion support package to Ukraine including 150,000 drones alongside air-defense missiles and radar systems. The scale-and-sustain mix underscores a counter-UAS posture focused on rapidly replenishing drones while pairing them with sensing and intercept capability.

2026-06-18T11:33:32.737733-07:00
MRO   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer signs support agreement for Brazilian Air Force KC-390 fleet

By Air Data News: Embraer has signed a new logistics support agreement for the Brazilian Air Force's KC-390 Millennium fleet. The contract covers aircraft already in service as well as the remaining units yet to be delivered, although the value of the agreement was not disclosed.

2026-06-18T10:05:24.663410-07:00
Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Embraer  
Breaking Defense • Michael Marrow

Embraer ramping KC-390 production, plans Czech, Uzbek, Korean deliveries this year

By Breaking Defense: At some point, company officials will need to discuss the fate of a separate production line for the A-29 Super Tucano in Jacksonville, Fla., but “[t]hat time has not come yet,” said Embraer’s Marcio Monteiro.

2026-06-18T09:35:32.616514-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Military Aircraft Procurement  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Shield AI readies for X-Bat first flight with initial test aircraft complete

By FlightGlobal: The autonomous vertical take-off and landing combat jet will make a maiden sortie towards the end of 2026. AI and autonomy developer Shield AI has now almost completed the first three test assets for its X-Bat collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) programme as it builds towards a first flight later this year.

2026-06-18T09:01:10.923519-07:00
Helicopter   Military Aircraft Procurement   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

US Congress pursues funding to replace MC-130Js and Little Birds lost in Iran rescue operation

By FlightGlobal: Draft legislation from the US Senate would provide $127 million to cover four MH-6 helicopters and two MC-130J special operations transports destroyed while recovering a downed American F-15E crew.

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2026-06-18T09:01:12.019681-07:00