German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L-R), German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer take a closer look at a HYPERION anti-drone, drone of German defence start-up Tytan Technologies, during a presentation at a retreat meeting of the German cabinet on August 25, 2026 in Neuhardenberg, northeastern Germany. Guest, Germany's Interior Minister and member of the Bavarian conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) par Alexander Dobrindt and German research minister and member of the Bavarian conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party Dorothee Baer (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)