
This photograph shows an Airbus VSR700 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) helicopter drone at the Survey Copter factory, an Airbus subsidiary in Pierrelatte, southern France on March 31, 2026. At Survey Copter, a French SME integrated into Airbus, the European aerospace corporation is leaning on its know-how in helicopters to develop drones which have become the sinews of modern warfare and to make them cooperate with manned aircraft. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP via Getty Images)

