A model of the AD-2 "Ambush" air defence interceptor is on view during the visit of the German Denfence Minister at the defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP via Getty Images)

A model of the CA-1 Europa Autonomous Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle is on view during the visit of the German Denfence Minister at the defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP via Getty Images)

An AD-1 "Inferno" air defence interceptor is on view during the visit of the German Denfence Minister at the defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP via Getty Images)

An AD-1 drone is on view during the visit of the German Denfence Minister at the defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef HILDENBRAND / AFP via Getty Images)

An AD-1 drone is on view during the visit of the German Denfence Minister at the defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef HILDENBRAND / AFP via Getty Images)

Co-chief executive of Helsing Gundbert Scherf addresses the media during a visit of the German Denfence Minister at the defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef HILDENBRAND / AFP via Getty Images)

Co-chief executive of Helsing Gundbert Scherf addresses the media during a visit of the German Denfence Minister at the defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef HILDENBRAND / AFP via Getty Images)

Co-chief executive of Helsing Gundbert Scherf addresses the media during a visit of the German Denfence Minister at the defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef HILDENBRAND / AFP via Getty Images)