Belgium will work to improve surveillance of its airspace following repeated sightings of drones over its airports and military bases, Defence Minister Theo Francken said on Thursday. Belgium's Brussels and Liege airports were closed for hours on Tuesday evening after drone sightings,

Germany will support Belgium with counter-drone defense systems in response to increasing sightings of unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near Belgian military facilities, the German Defense Ministry announced Thursday.

Belgian intelligence services believe Russia is behind a series of drone flights detected in recent weeks over military bases and airports.

Unidentified drones were spotted over a Belgium military base housing U.S. nuclear weapons, sparking security concerns and an investigation into a potential spying operation.

Russia has issued a sharp response after unidentified drones were spotted over Belgium, near a base believed to store U.S. tactical nuclear weapons. Russia’s Embassy in Brussels denied any involvement,

Unmanned aerial vehicles have flown over Belgian military and civilian targets in the past hours, and the country's Intelligence services state that "most likely" their origin is Russia. Belgium's Intelligence services have confirmed on Wednesday that,

Belgium's defense minister said that more counter-uncrewed aerial systems "are urgently needed" after three drones spied on the Kleine-Brogel base.