US EditionBelgium investigates new drone sightings over military base
- On Oct 29, Belgium's Defence Minister Theo Francken announced an investigation after two drone sightings over the Marche-en-Famenne military base on Oct 26 and Oct 28, prompting police and ADIV probes.
- Recent alleged airspace violations in recent months have raised tensions, NATO countries have been on high alert in recent weeks, and the European Commission proposed a counter-drone system earlier this month.
- Francken said there were four or five drones at Marche-en-Famenne, some 113 kilometres southeast of Brussels, and wrote it was `not the work of amateurs`.
- He called for weapons such as drone nets and anti-drone shotguns, noting limited current capabilities; the incident marks the third recent drone sighting near Belgian military sites, including Elsenborn camp.
- While speculation of Russian involvement cannot be confirmed, Russia denies accusations and Theo Francken called the drones `actors with malicious intent` `searching for crucial information about the critical infrastructure located within the military domain`.
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Belgium Probes Drone Overflight of Army Headquarters in Marche-en-Famenne
Belgian defense authorities are investigating a deliberate drone overflight of a land force brigade headquarters in Marche-en-Famenne, the country’s Minister of Defense Theo Francken said on X on October 29. The minister wrote that base guards observed multiple drones over important parts of the headquarters for an extended period and judged the operation to be the work of skilled pilots rather than amateurs. Read more Category War in Ukraine…
New sighting of several drones on a military base in Belgium. (ANSA)
Belgium investigates new drone sightings over military base
Belgium has opened an investigation after two drone sightings over a military base in the country's south-east, Defence Minister Theo Francken said on Wednesday, the second case in the country in under a month.
"I can say that these are actors with malicious intent," says Belgian Minister Theo Francken. "This isn't some naughty boy flying his drone over a barracks for fun. This was an operation against the very heart of our army."
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