Dutch Air Force opened fire at drones over Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands
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Guards at the Noord-Brabant air base reported drones between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Ground-based weapons were used to bring the drones down, but the devices left the area and were not found. The ministry declined to say how the drones were detected or which weapons were used, citing security reasons.
Drones are banned above airports and military bases in the Netherlands.
A spokesperson for the Koninklijke Marechaussee, which is investigating the case with police, confirmed that officers fired at the drones but said the number of devices involved is unknown.
The Volkel incident followed another large-scale drone sighting earlier in the week, when a significant number of drones flew over the port area of Terneuzen on Monday evening.
Additional sightings have been reported near the NATO command center in Brunssum, at Maastricht Aachen Airport, and at Schiphol. Similar incidents have also occurred recently in Germany and Belgium.
