On Nov. 3, the Belgian army authorized soldiers to shoot down any unidentified drones over military bases. A day later, drone activity briefly halted air traffic at Brussels Airport, with some flights diverted to Liege — which was also temporarily shut down due to a second drone report.

Dozens of flights at Belgium’s main international airport in Brussels were canceled on Wednesday after drone sightings on Tuesday night forced it to close temporarily, prompting Prime Minister Bart De Wever to convene emergency government talks.

Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones, following a spate of incursions into NATO airspace in recent months that exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and put Europe on edge.

Poland and Romania are deploying a new American weapons system, Merops, to defend against Russian drones. This follows recent incursions into NATO airspace, which have exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and put Europe on edge.

The German military is setting up rapid response teams to counter acute drone threats, a top German military official said, most recently dispatching these experts to assist in Belgium.

Germany appears to be turning toward cooperation with the Turkish defense industry to strengthen its capabilities, and one area of this could be

The Army’s top official wants to quickly expand its arsenal of drones and build its manufacturing chain to keep soldiers supplied with them.

By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) -German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius suggested a link on Friday between recent drone incidents in Belgium and discussions over the use of frozen Russian assets,