"Antwerp Port to Get Anti-Aircraft Guns From 2027," Says Prime Minister Bart De Wever

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Starting next year, Belgium will deploy anti-aircraft missiles to protect the ports of Antwerp. Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) announced this. Belgium…

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Belgium to install air defense system in Antwerp port in 2027

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The Port of Antwerp is getting an air defense system. Belgian Prime Minister De Wever announced this at a meeting of the Antwerp Port Authority, according to VRT. The number of air defense systems involved is unknown. However, it is clear that they are NASAMS, Norwegian-American defense systems that can be used to shoot down certain aircraft, drones, and missiles at medium range. The Port of Antwerp is a key economic and strategic port in Europe…

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The Port of Antwerp will have its own anti-aircraft guns in 2027. Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) announced this at a meeting of the Antwerp port community. This was reported by Gazet van Antwerpen and confirmed by The Port of Antwerp-Bruges. It was previously known that the Belgian army had purchased Norwegian NASAMS anti-aircraft guns, but the exact locations were still unknown.