Overview
- Air traffic in Liège was paused for about 30 minutes Friday after a drone was reported over the airport, the third disruption at Belgian airports this week.
- Germany’s Bundeswehr has personnel on site to coordinate deployment of drone detection and defense systems with Belgian forces.
- Belgian authorities plan a rapid €50 million investment in counter‑drone capabilities and closer coordination with EU and NATO partners.
- Security services assess a state actor is likely behind the incursions, with Russia identified by officials and experts as the main suspect, which Moscow denies.
- No drone has been intercepted or definitively identified so far, and the incidents follow a broader pattern of recent airport disruptions across Europe, including in Gothenburg.