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DefenseNews.com • Michael Scanlon

House backs $1.55B for E-7 Wedgetail revival amid White House bid to reroute radar-AEW&C funding

The House has advanced $1.55 billion to revive the E-7 Wedgetail, countering an earlier White House budget push to pull funding from a Navy radar-plane account and a classified Air Force line. The package is intended to keep Navy Hawkeye capacity intact while re-starting E-7 execution.

Also: AirForceTimes, Military Times and Navy Times
2026-06-25T10:12:03.087872-07:00
Helicopter   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Airbus  
Aviation Week • Tony Osborne

Belgian Air Force Receives First Airbus H145M

By Aviation Week: The Belgian Air Force has joined the growing number of Airbus H145M operators after taking delivery of its first aircraft of the type on June 23.

2026-06-25T04:11:52.211038-07:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer deepens cooperation with Polish aerospace company in KC-390 bid

By Air Data News: Embraer has signed a new industrial cooperation agreement with Poland's Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 (WZL-2), further developing its partnership with the Polish aerospace company in pursuit of a future order for the KC-390 Millennium military transport aircraft.

2026-06-25T10:07:21.284765-07:00
Supply Chain   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Bloomberg • Guy Johnson, Michael Nienaber

German Defense Sector Has ‘Long Way to Go,’ Deputy Minister Says

By Bloomberg: Germany’s decision to scrap a €10 billion ($11.4 billion) warship purchase and the demise of a joint fighter-jet project with France show that Europe’s defense industry needs to catch up with the continent’s ambitions for a military buildup, a senior German defense official said.

Also: Shephard Media
2026-06-25T02:43:02.645018-07:00