Unidentified drones flying over a Belgian military base and a German airport news

Four drones were detected yesterday evening, Sunday, over the Belgian military airbase of Klein-Brugel, while navigation traffic was temporarily halted at the German Bremen Airport after an unknown drone was detected, in the latest episode of unknown drone incidents.

The Belgian News Agency (Belga) quoted local mayor Stephen Mathie as reporting that drones had been seen over the base used by NATO forces.

A police helicopter pursued the drones, but they eventually disappeared north towards the Netherlands.

Earlier, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Franken said that drones were seen during Saturday night, adding that the jamming device did not work.

“A police helicopter and vehicles pursued the drone, but lost it several kilometers north,” Franken wrote on the X platform.

The minister described the drones as one of the great models, and said that the matter “was not just a simple flight, but rather a clear mission targeting the Klein-Brugel Air Base,” adding that they were flying at a high level, indicating that investigations are still ongoing.

Franklin announced the day before yesterday, Saturday, that he would meet within days with police officials, to analyze the threat level and take the necessary steps to locate and arrest the drone operators, after other drones had previously been monitored over the air base.

Belga news agency reported, citing police sources, that a drone was also spotted over Antwerp Airport the day before yesterday.

The military base in Klein-Brugel, located in the Flanders region, participated in NATO’s annual exercise last month – which aimed to train on defending the alliance’s territory using nuclear weapons – with the participation of about two thousand soldiers.

The base is – according to unconfirmed reports – one of the sites inside Europe where American nuclear weapons are stored.

Navigation stops

In Germany, air traffic temporarily stopped at Bremen Airport yesterday evening, Sunday, after an unknown drone was detected flying near it, according to the city police.

Navigation traffic resumed about an hour later, but it is not known how many flights were canceled or diverted due to the inability to contact the airport immediately.

Last Friday evening, flights were suspended for approximately two hours at Berlin Airport also due to the detection of drone flights.

In early October, Munich Airport, the second busiest airport in Germany, was forced to suspend its operations for several hours for the same reason.

German authorities have repeatedly warned of the increasing threat posed by drones, following a series of incursions by unidentified aircraft into the airspace of airports and sensitive military sites this year.

Berlin, Ukraine’s main backer, suspects Moscow of being behind some of these activities.

In recent months, several drones have been reported flying over military and industrial bases and vital infrastructure in Germany, Belgium and other European Union countries.