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Anastasia Obis, FNN The Senate’s support for a flat 3.6% military pay raise could complicate the White House’s effort to implement tiered pay increases in fiscal 2027. Source link

US air-and-missile-defense (AMD) systems have shown their worth in the Iran conflict, intercepting wave after wave of attacks from missiles and drones. But a number of costly TPY-2 radars have been damaged or destroyed, and stockpiles of munitions components such as solid rocket motors (SRMs) are dwindling, exacerbating concerns about the capability of AMD systems to maintain effectiveness. Breaking Defense discussed the performance of AMD systems, munitions stockpile concerns and what needs to happen to ensure future deterrence capability with Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Breaking Defense: You’ve been publicly…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency now has full access to Anthropic’s flagship Mythos Preview model, according to a U.S. official and a second person familiar with the matter.The cyberdefense agency received access around a week ago, the official said. Both sources spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The White House Office of the National Cyber Director has not yet set clear parameters for how the agency should use the model, the official added.The lack of parameters echoes earlier Nextgov/FCW reporting showing federal tech leaders have privately complained that ONCD has not adequately briefed them on implementing…

Nice, a Mediterranean city in southeastern France, was chosen by India’s Ministry of Education to host the Bharat Innovates summit from June 14 to 16. In the first time the event was held outside India, it brought together more than 120 Indian start-ups alongside French and European innovation actors. Inaugurated one day before the beginning of the G-7 summit in Évian, the gathering also provided an opportunity for French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meet once again. It was Modi’s eighth visit to France since taking office, underscoring the remarkable momentum of the France-India partnership.…

Rappid Valves (India), a precision-engineered industrial and marine valve manufacturer, has secured strategic defence and naval orders worth ₹29.86 crore.These orders come from leading participants in the defence and naval ecosystem, reinforcing the company’s growing presence in India’s shipbuilding and maritime defence sector.The development highlights the increasing role of specialised domestic suppliers in supporting India’s naval modernisation and maritime self-reliance.The newly secured contracts span multiple Indian Navy programmes. They involve the supply of mission-critical valve systems and related components for naval platforms. This strengthens Rappid Valves’ credentials as a trusted domestic supplier for defence and shipbuilding applications, where reliability, stringent…

WSJ Defense secretary says Washington will make alliance budget funding contingent on European military spending Source link

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil — Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer plans to nearly double its output of the KC-390 Millennium airlifter by the end of the decade, according to a company executive. “As demand is growing, not only to meet the current commitments we have with customers, but also looking to the future, looking ahead [at] what’s coming, we are in ramping up mode,” Marcio Monteiro, the chief marketing officer of Embraer’s defense division, said in a June 10 briefing with reporters here.   Embraer this year anticipates building six aircraft. “Towards the end of the decade, we expect to reach…

The Pentagon office that lends money to weapons developers would be allowed to take equity stakes in private companies deemed critical to national security under draft provisions of the 2027 defense policy bill.“We have allowed them to take equity in certain sectors. We have, what I think, is a very robust reporting regime and ethics regime, and we are working to reorganize or rationalize equity at the department by co-locating it with the loan authority at the Office of Strategic Capital and leaving the industrial-based fund, IBAS, as a tool for smaller dollar grants…as it’s traditionally been used,” a congressional…

Following strong criticism from educationists and historians for its blurring of an image of a figurine of a nude young woman in its history textbook for Class IX students, India’s National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been forced to back down. It has agreed to replace the altered image of the iconic figurine with its “original version.” “The correction is being implemented immediately in the digital version of the textbook, while the revised print editions will carry the original version of the image,” NCERT Director Dinesh Saklani told news agency ANI. An autonomous body under the federal…

NIBE Limited has successfully demonstrated its Garudastra 120mm vehicle‑mounted mortar system to the Indian Army at the Infantry School in Mhow, showcasing rapid shoot‑and‑scoot manoeuvres, high‑volume firepower, precision GPS‑ and laser‑guided strikes, and Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) capability.The trials underscored its ability to deliver accurate indirect fire support while enhancing battlefield survivability and mobility.The demonstration was conducted under a No Cost‑No Commitment evaluation, reflecting the Army’s interest in assessing advanced indigenous systems without immediate procurement obligations. Garudastra moved into a temporary firing position and was combat‑ready in under thirty seconds. It fired two rounds in less than fifteen seconds before…