Event   UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Aviation Week • Steve Trimble

USAF awards $18.5M contract to Aevex for autonomous one-way attack drones

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Aevex, a California-based supplier, an $18.5 million contract for one-way attack drones and associated engineering/support services. Aevex says it has previously supplied “thousands” of similar systems for Ukraine, positioning the company for continued rapid uncrewed strike procurement.

Also: AeroTime, Aviation Week and UASweekly
2026-05-13T11:36:11.175536-07:00
Hypersonic   Supply Chain   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.

Also: Breaking Defense, Air & Space Forces Mag, c4isrnet.com, Sandboxx, Defense Daily, Seeking Alpha, Times of India, insidedefense.com and Military Times
2026-05-13T09:09:38.870409-07:00
Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer sees KC-390 production reaching 10 aircraft per year by 2030, eyes assembly lines in U.S. and India

By Air Data News: Embraer expects to gradually increase production of the KC-390 Millennium military transport aircraft to 10 units annually by the end of the decade, while also studying the possibility of establishing assembly lines in the United States and India if ongoing campaigns advance into major contracts.

Also: aviationnews.eu and Aviation Week
2026-05-13T11:03:21.286759-07:00
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.

Also: GeekWire, CNA, Defense Daily and 5 more
2026-05-13T01:23:12.090665-07:00