An Air Police vehicle outside Liege Airport terminal, Belgium, on Friday. Belgium’s air traffic control service Skeyes announced a 30-minute interruption of air traffic at Liege Airport after a new drone sighting. Photo by Olivier Hoslet\/EPA<\/p>\n
Nov. 9 (UPI) — Britain, France and Germany have announced that they will deploy anti-drone<\/a> teams to Belgium after a wave of recent unidentified drone incursions.<\/p>\n Last week, authorities suspended flights at airports in Brussels and Li\u00e8ge after unidentified drones were spotted in their airspace, as well as over a military air base. Previous drone incursions were spotted over other NATO countries.\n<\/p>\n The British Defense Ministry said Sunday<\/a> that it had agreed to deploy a specialist counter-drone unit from the Royal Air Force Regiment, following France and Germany.<\/p>\n “Working with NATO allies, we stand ready to counter hybrid threats and keep skies safe,” the British Defense Ministry said.\n<\/p>\n Belgium’s Defense Minister Theo Francken thanked Britain<\/a> for the decision in a post to social media.<\/p>\n “The deployment of a U.K. anti-drone team in Belgium strengthens our collective security and showcases our unity in countering hybrid threats,” he said. The message mirrored those he sent Friday after Germany and France made similar announcements.<\/p>\n Britain’s top general Richard Knighton told the BBC<\/a> on Sunday that Francken had asked for the assistance last week and that personnel and equipment were already on their way to Belgium.\n<\/p>\n While the origin of the drones has not been verified, NATO nations believe Moscow may have ordered the drone incursions, Knighton said.<\/p>\n