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BERLIN — The second day of the Berlin Air Show as dedicated to space capabilities, from launch to potential bases on the moon. But there was plenty of more tradition defense tech to see as well. Check out a selection of photos from the expo below, and click here to keep up with Breaking Defense’s full coverage. A giant moon with orbiting satellites greets attendees at the Berlin Air Show on June 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense) The Berlin Air Show looks even higher than the skies for its dedicated space day on June 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense) A model rocket…

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has lodged a formal complaint against Hyderabad-based TEC Aero Devices, alleging that the supplier submitted forged test reports during the supply of aircraft components for the Light Combat Aircraft MK-1A fighter program.The matter has now escalated into a criminal investigation, highlighting serious concerns about supply chain integrity in one of India’s most critical defence projects.According to the First Information Report, HAL’s Aircraft Division had issued 18 purchase orders to TEC Aero Devices beginning on 28 March 2022 for the supply of parts related to the TEJAS MK-1A program.After scrutiny of samples, test reports and technical documents, the…

Several senior federal technology officials responsible for agency cybersecurity and IT systems are frustrated by the lack of White House guidance on adopting Anthropic’s powerful Mythos model, several sources told Nextgov/FCW.Agency chief information officers, or CIOs, manage swaths of digital infrastructure that supports government operations and are facing renewed pressure to better defend agency networks as officials assess how powerful AI systems could help hackers find and exploit vulnerabilities faster.Anthropic surgically rolled out Mythos access to select organizations in early April and recently expanded this effort — dubbed Project Glasswing — to partners in industry and other nations. The model…

Military bases and installations are hardly immune to the problems of the U.S. power grid, which was struggling to handle the nation’s needs even before the AI boom added a huge new demand for electricity. “You can reasonably take the provocative stance that in the AI race, energy actually doesn’t matter, the problem’s so bad. We have a problem with our critical infrastructure today in all three of those buckets”: power generation, transmission, and system use, Tori Shivanandan, president and chief operating officer at Radiant Nuclear, said Monday during Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech event in Aspen, Colo. The Pentagon wants to know whether…

The UK Government is rumoured to be looking to publish its defence plan when MP’s are out of office. Credit: pcruciatti via Shutterstock.com UK Parliament Speaker Lindsay Hoyle furious at rumours the DIP will be released when Parliament is not sitting He called it an “utter disgrace” and “kick in the face” after repeated delays The plan is expected to imply major cuts, putting several big programmes at risk Rumours that the UK Government will publish its long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP) this Friday (12 June), a day when by tradition the UK Parliament does not sit, have been met…

On the morning of 11 June 2026, Indian authorities carried out a large-scale precautionary evacuation ahead of a planned missile test from Launch Complex-3 (LC-3) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Balasore district, Odisha.The operation involved moving over 11,000 residents, precisely 11,442 people, along with livestock, to temporary shelters. The evacuation was coordinated by senior district officials and police, with heightened security measures in place around the test zone.The affected villages lay within a 1 km to 3.5 km radius of LC-3, and residents were shifted to designated shelters including Bardhanpur Multipurpose Cyclone Shelter, Bardhanpur High School, Bhimpur…

The FBI and Justice Department seized 13 websites allegedly used by Chinese intelligence operatives to target current and former U.S. officials and military personnel with access to classified government information.In a press release, the DOJ said the domains were designed to look like legitimate consulting firms and were used to advertise vague, well-paid consulting roles aimed at security clearance holders. The campaign, which allegedly began in November 2023, sought to entice Americans into producing research reports or sharing insider information on topics of interest to the Chinese government, according to court documents.The seized domains included sites associated with firm names…

Occasional bursts of energy from a Russian missile-detection satellite have been briefly disrupting satellite navigation across large parts of Europe, a pattern that may indicate a “qualitative escalation in GNSS [global navigation satellite system] interference.” At least 75 times between 2019 and 2026, University of Texas researchers observed 10-second bursts of high-powered radio signals at 1558.5 MHz: the frequency used by GPS and European navigation satellites to transmit signals to Earth. The bursts disrupted GPS antennas from Romania to Greenland, the researchers write in a paper published this month in the journal Navigation.The origin of the pulses was a mystery. The…

India’s aerospace industry reached a significant milestone on Wednesday when the country’s first ‘Made-in-India’ Airbus C295 military transport aircraft successfully completed its maiden test flight from the Final Assembly Line in Vadodara, Gujarat.This achievement marks the beginning of a new chapter in India’s defence manufacturing program and underscores the growing role of the private sector in producing advanced military platforms.The aircraft is the first of forty C295 transport planes to be built in India under a partnership between Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems Limited for the Indian Air Force. This collaboration is part of a broader effort to strengthen India’s…

China’s participation in the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 in Singapore was markedly reduced compared to previous years, signalling a deliberate step back from the high-profile presence it once maintained. Traditionally, Chinese defence ministers and senior officials have headlined the forum, often delivering combative rhetoric. This year, however, Beijing’s delegation was limited to Major General Meng Xiangqing, a professor at the PLA’s National Defence University, and Cui Tiankai, a former vice minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The absence of senior figures was notable, especially given the fate of former defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, who were detained and handed suspended…