https://apnews.com/c50608ea41620e08303b6a4582e39891

BERLIN (AP) — Germany said Tuesday it is abandoning plans to install a new airborne reconnaissance system on U.S.-made drones and will instead install it on manned aircraft.

The defense ministry said it concluded that the existing plan wouldn't allow it to get the system up and running by 2025, as called for by NATO, and would be significantly more expensive than expected.