Overview
- Unidentified drones were detected over Kleine-Brogel on Friday evening, and the base’s system captured images of the intruders.
- Defence Minister Theo Francken said the incident was reported to the military intelligence service.
- The Defence Ministry will meet local police next week to assess the threat and step up efforts to locate and arrest the drone pilots.
- An interdepartmental working group will examine a €50 million counter‑UAS plan on Tuesday before it is presented to the Council of Ministers on Friday.
- Officials stressed that flights over military areas are prohibited, and earlier incursions were also reported over the Marche-en-Famen base in southern Belgium.