"In the past week, both Belgium's main international airport at Brussels and one of Europe's biggest cargo airports at Liege were forced to close temporarily because of drone incursions. That came after a series of unidentified drone flights near a United States military base in Belgium where nuclear weapons are stored. Drone sightings also forced the temporary closures of airports in other countries, including Sweden, on Thursday."
"after a request from Belgian authorities. list of 4 itemsend of list We don't know and the Belgians don't yet know the source of those drones, but we will help them by providing our kit and capability, which has already started to deploy to help Belgium, said Knighton, who did not give details about what sort of equipment would be sent or how many personnel."
"but noted Russia has been involved in a pattern of hybrid warfare in recent years. Russia has been blamed in some cases, but Belgium has not said who has been operating the drones. Russia has denied any connection with the incidents, and there has been no evidence to directly link the drones to Russia. Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken said he believed some incidents were part of a spying operation that could not have been done by amateurs."
The United Kingdom is sending military equipment and personnel to Belgium after disruptive drone sightings forced temporary closures at Brussels and Liege airports. The deployment followed a request from Belgian authorities and some UK kit and capability has already started to deploy. Several unidentified drone flights occurred near a US military base in Belgium where nuclear weapons are stored. Drone sightings also caused temporary airport closures in other countries, including Sweden, and prompted an emergency Belgian government meeting. Russia has been suggested in a pattern of hybrid warfare but there is no direct evidence linking the incidents to Moscow. Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken said some incidents appeared to involve spying beyond amateur capability.
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