Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken has said that drones noticed over navy bases final weekend had been despatched to spy on F-16 fighter jets and ammunition stockpiles.
Supply: Politico citing Francken, as reported by European Pravda
Quote: "They [the drones] come to spy, to see the place the F-16s are, the place the ammunition are, and different extremely strategic data."
Particulars: The Belgian defence chief didn’t instantly accuse Russia of orchestrating the drone incursions, however he implied there have been few different believable suspects.
"The Russians are attempting to do that in all European nations. Is it the Russians now? I can't say that, however the motives are clear and the methods of doing issues like this are additionally very clear," he mentioned.
Francken added that fashionable warfare is "actually a drone warfare, and the Defence Division actually wants to arrange for that".
He’s anticipated to current a €50 million nationwide counter-drone technique subsequent week.
Background:
- On 2 November, Belgium launched an investigation after new suspicious drones had been noticed over the Kleine-Brogel airbase within the east of the nation.
- Just a few days earlier, a separate investigation was initiated over sightings of a number of drones flying over a navy base in southern Belgium. Unknown UAVs had been noticed twice over a base in Wallonia, prompting extra concern.
- Earlier this week, Francken informed the Belgian information outlet HUMO that NATO would "wipe Moscow off the map" if the Kremlin ever attacked Brussels.
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