three Drones fly over the Belgian nuclear power plant Devices were detected from Doyle (north of the country) on Sunday evening, according to the French company Engie that manages them, while other devices were seen above Liège Airport.
Spokeswoman Angie Helen Smits indicated that the devices It did not generate any accident In nuclear power plant activities. Air traffic was also paralyzed at Liège Airport after the discovery of unmanned vehicles. The first information about the sighting was received around 7:30 p.m. Others were reported around 7:45 p.m. However, it resumed at around 8:25 pm, according to the Belgian News Agency.
These new incidents occur after several drone strikes have occurred in Belgium in recent weeks, which also flew over military bases or airports. In fact, Brussels-Zaventem Airport, the country’s main airport, witnessed on Tuesday, It closed its airspace.
H newspaper publishedet Nieuwsblad She informed that the Belgian Federal Police has a team responsible for this Detect and neutralize “hostile” drones. For four years, his intervention was not required in response to Tuesday’s airspace violation over the capital’s airport.
British military support
An internal source told the Belgian newspaper that this team has “thirty certified agents” and “two antennas to detect hostile drones, four signal jammers to prevent them and three net launchers to immobilize them.” The news agency indicated that the authorities They realized this too late That they can deploy anti-drone equipment.
he The United Kingdom will provide military support British forces have returned to Belgium after unknown incursions into its airspace, Britain’s new Chief of Defense Staff, Air Marshal Richard Knighton, told the BBC on Sunday. He stated that his Belgian counterpart requested assistance this week, and that after analyzing the request, he and Defense Minister John Healey agreed to deploy British personnel and equipment in Belgium, in coordination with NATO.
“But it is important to make clear that we do not know – and the Belgians do not know yet – The origin of those dronesThe military commander explained: “But we will help them by providing our equipment and forces, which have already begun to deploy.”
Belgian and German politicians suggested that Russia may be responsible for the incursions, which Knighton considered “acceptable,” although Moscow denies this. Belgium announced this on Friday It will strengthen its defense against drones by 50 million euros and support the army of neighboring Germany, which will now be joined by forces from the United Kingdom.
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