UK military personnel and equipment are being sent to Belgium to help it bolster its defences after drone incursions on its airspace, suspected of being carried out by Russia.
The new head of the UK military, Sir Richard Knighton, told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that his Belgian counterpart asked for assistance earlier this week and that kit and personnel were on the way.
"The Defence Secretary and I agreed that we would deploy our people and our equipment to Belgium to help them," he told Kuenssberg.
Sir Richard did not confirm if the drones were from Russia, but added it was "plausible" they had been ordered by Moscow.
Alongside Nato allies, he added that the UK would help Belgium "by providing our kit and capability" which he said was already being deployed.
