(R-L) The Chairwoman of the DLR Executive Board Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer and Saxony-Anhalt's State Premier Sven Schulze watch a drone detection demonstration in the misson control center after the opening of the new Drone Safety Technology Center at the Cochstedt site of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), eastern Germany on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)