Overview
- Eindhoven Airport was temporarily closed after unidentified drones were spotted nearby, with inbound flights diverted to Rotterdam–The Hague and Brussels.
- Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said police and the army were mobilized, and anti-drone systems were placed on standby.
- On Friday evening, drones were detected over Volkel Air Base and ground-based weapons were deployed in an attempt to bring them down.
- The drones departed and have not been found, and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee and police are conducting ongoing investigations.
- Authorities have not established the devices’ origin or whether incidents are connected, and the NCTV called the surge in sightings worrying as similar cases were reported in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Denmark.