(FILES) An employee of German manufacturer of civil and military surveillance drones Quantum Systems places a battery into an unmanned Reliant reconnaissance drone on the military grounds near Hohenfels, Bavaria, southern Germany, during a press presentation of the system, on July 21, 2026. Reliant is an unmanned reconnaissance system for long-range ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) missions will be demonstrated to you under realistic operational conditions. (Photo by Michaela STACHE / AFP via Getty Images)