Tiny drones making a buzz at the Berlin Air Show

A rocket appears ready to blast off at the opening of the Berlin Air Show on June 10, 2026. But it’s just a model. (Breaking Defense)

F-35 at the Berlin Air Show

A Berlin Air Show attendee sporting an F-35 t-shirt stands in front of the plane itself on June 10, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Eurofighter cockpit

An attendee checks out the cockpit of a Eurofighter Typhoon at the Berlin Air Show on June 10, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Elbit quadcopters

The German arm of Israeli defense giant Elbit brought along a few quadcopters for the Berlin Air Show on June 10, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Uvision Heroes

Uvision displayed variants of its Hero one-way attack drones at the Berlin Air Show on June 10, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Glenair tubes

It’s not all hulking weapons and full-sized aircraft at Berlin Air Show 2026. Here Glenair showed off various components that do… something… to make larger systems and utilities work. (Breaking Defense)

Ukraine at Berlin Air Show

After more than four years of fighting Russian forces, Ukraine’s defense industry takes time to court interest at at the Berlin Air Show on June 10, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

General Atomics CCA

General Atomics’ drone wingman makes an appearance at the Berlin Air Show on June 10, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Refueler at Berlin Air Show

A refueling tanker does its thing over the Berlin Air Show on June 10, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

rocket transport

A model rocket waits to be ferried to a launch pad during space day at the Berlin Air Show on June 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Moon display

A giant moon with orbiting satellites greets attendees at the Berlin Air Show on June 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Rolls Royce concept engine

All those Collaborative Combat Aircraft are going to need to have a powerplant, so at the Berlin Air Show 2026, British firm Rolls Royce showed off its concept system on June 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Ghost Bat in Berlin

Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger and Boeing Australia Managing Director Amy List pose in front of an MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone at the Berlin Air Show on June 10, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Deutsche Aircraft D328MR

Deutsche Aircraft’s multi-role D328MR sits on display at the Berlin Air show on June 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

FIXAR 025

Virginia-based FIXAR says its FIXAR 025, seen here at the Berlin Air Show on June 11, 2026, is a fully electric VTOL UAV. (Breaking Defense)

Berlin Air Show Space Day

The Berlin Air Show looks even higher than the skies for its dedicated space day on June 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

AI exoskeleton

Attendees at the Berlin Air Show on June 11, 2026 could say hello to a kind of creepy model sporting an AI-supported exoskeleton made as part of the NoGravEx and GraviMoko projects, developed within the German Space Agency. (Breaking Defense)

Typhoon engine

The engine that powers a Eurofighter Typhoon was on display at the Berlin Air Show 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Leonardo AW249 demo

A Leonardo AW249 attack helicopter approaches at the Berlin Air Show on June 11, 2026. (Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense)

Drones

Unmanned systems, from potential collaborative combat aircraft to a smaller, one-way attack drone on display outside the Airbus pavilion at the Berlin Air Show on June 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Airbus A400M

Crowds at the Berlin Air Show line up to take a tour of the cargo hold of the Airbus A400M transport aircraft on June 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Tiger

German airmen mill about a Tiger attack helicopter at the Berlin Air Show on June 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Wiesel 1

Say hello the Wiesel 1, a lightly armored “weapon carrier” in use by the German military since 1990. (Breaking Defense)

Taurus missile

A German servicemember explains the Taurus long-range strike missel, on display at the Berlin Air Show on June 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

An FPV quadcopter, operated by a German servicemember, buzzes around a hanger at the Berlin Air Show on June 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

Eurodrone

A Eurodrone, product of an international European team, on display at the Berlin Air Show on June 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

C-130J patch

A retro C-130J patch on a German servicemember’s uniform at the Berlin Air Show. (Breaking Defense)


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