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Belgium Suspects ‘Spy Operation’ in Drone Flight Near Nuclear Air Base
- On Nov. 1, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken said Belgium was targeted two consecutive nights by drones near the Kleine Brogel air base, with small drones testing radio frequencies followed by larger ones to destabilize.
- Authorities recorded 14 unidentified drone sightings across Europe in the last two months, with a peak between Sept. 20 and Oct. 5 concentrated in Denmark, Norway, Germany and Belgium along NATO's northern flank.
- Reported strategic links highlight that the Kleine Brogel air base hosts Belgium's F-16 fleet, received F-35 units last month, and is linked to sightings over a site reportedly housing U.S. tactical nuclear weapons.
- A helicopter was deployed to Kleine-Brogel after drones were spotted, and Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken said an investigation is under way, calling it `a clear mission targeting Kleine Broge` and noting legal limits on shooting drones down.
- NATO and the EU have been on high alert following recent airspace violations, and NATO warned Moscow at the end of September it would defend against further breaches while the European Commission proposed four defence projects including a counter-drone system.
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Once again, the pilots remain on the ground because of a drone sighting at a European airport - this time it hits Brussels, twice within a very short time.
There is no flight from or upon arrival from Zaventem Airport. Charleroi Airport has suspended its arrivals by precautionary measures.
·Paris, France
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At Brussels airport all take-offs and landings were temporarily cancelled in the evening. The reason was a drone sighting. Also at the Belgian military base Kleine-Brogel - which is used by NATO - drones were reported again.
·Hamburg, Germany
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Once again, the pilots remain on the ground because of a drone sighting at a European airport - this time it hits Brussels, twice within a very short time.
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