Co-chief executive of Helsing Gundbert Scherf (L) and Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius address the media durinng a visit at 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 (L) and Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius address the media durinng a visit at 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 (L) and Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius address the media durinng a visit at defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) Co-chief executive of Helsing Gundbert Scherf, Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius, , and Spokesperson for the German Defence Ministry Florian Scholz address the media durinng a visit at defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) Co-chief executive of Helsing Gundbert Scherf, Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius, , and Spokesperson for the German Defence Ministry Florian Scholz address the media durinng a visit at defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) Co-chief executive of Helsing Gundbert Scherf, Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius, , and Spokesperson for the German Defence Ministry Florian Scholz address the media durinng a visit at defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) Co-chief executive of Helsing Gundbert Scherf, Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius, , and Spokesperson for the German Defence Ministry Florian Scholz address the media durinng a visit at defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) Co-chief executive of Helsing Gundbert Scherf, Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius, , and Spokesperson for the German Defence Ministry Florian Scholz address the media durinng a visit at defence technology start-up Helsing in Munich, southern Germany on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP via Getty Images)