Overview
- Two Royal Netherlands Air Force jets departed Volkel Air Base under a Quick Reaction Alert after an aircraft entered Dutch airspace without identifying itself.
- The Defence Ministry said QRA duties alternate with Belgium to cover the Benelux region and are activated several times a year.
- Officials have not identified the intruder and say it could have been a non‑consumer drone, a civilian aircraft that temporarily lost contact, or another unmanned vehicle.
- Two weeks earlier, multiple drones were observed over Volkel, where personnel deployed weapons before the objects flew off and were not recovered.
- European airports and military sites have reported more unexplained drone activity in recent months, reinforcing sustained counter‑drone posture and investigations.