LONDON: Britain is sending experts and equipment to Belgium to help it combat disruptive drone sightings, which have temporarily closed airports, the head of the British military said on Sunday. Drones have been spotted over airports and military bases in Belgium in the last week, having caused major disruption across Europe in recent months. Richard Knighton, head of Britain’s armed forces, told the BBC that his Belgian counterpart had asked for assistance and that equipment and personnel were on the way.

After drone sightings cause Zaventem airport near Brussels to close temporarily, Belgium turns to its European allies for help.

Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart asked for assistance this week in the form of UK personnel and equipment.

LONDON: Britain is sending experts and equipment to Belgium to help it combat disruptive drone sightings, which have temporarily closed airports, the head of the British military…

New chief of Britain’s armed forces announces specialists and equipment are on the way after Belgian counterpart asked for help

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The military has not gone into details about the sort of equipment or number of personnel that will be sent.

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Britain, France and Germany have announced that they will deploy anti-drone teams to Belgium after a wave of recent unidentified drone incursions.