Brussels “didn’t even try” to deploy its own specialized police unit to deal with recent UAV incidents, Nieuwsblad has reported.
Despite having its own specialized anti-drone police unit, Belgium did not deploy it during any of the recent UAV incidents, Nieuwsblad reported on Monday. Instead, Brussels asked fellow NATO members for help in countering what it calls a “hybrid threat.”
The unit, created four years ago and known as C-UAS, consists of 30 certified officers equipped with two drone-detection antennas, four jammers, and three net launchers, according to the report. The police website states that the team “provides technological support in combating drones that pose a serious threat to public safety.”
However, the unit remained absent when an unidentified drone disrupted operations at Zaventem Airport near Brussels for hours last Tuesday, or when drones were seen near Liege Airport over the weekend.
On Sunday, Defense Minister Theo Francken announced that the UK had sent a unit to assist in managing these drone threats.
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