An air force base in eastern Belgium went on high alert Thursday night as at least several drones of unknown origin entered the restricted area, just around the same time as a more widely-reported incursion into Munich, Germany’s international airport, halting air traffic, CBS News reports.
A Belgian official familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS that drones had been sighted over Elsenborn military base, on which only their forces are stationed though other installations in the country host personnel from the US and other NATO members. The official did not have an exact count though they’re working to review their data. Also unclear is why somebody didn’t at least just try to shoot one of the fucking things down to recover it for examination and find its provenance.
It can’t be that sophisticated if it’s Russian and only a bit more so if it’s Chinese. And if it isn’t one of them then it’s something else and “drone” is just the official placeholder explanation. Wouldn’t be the first time conventional manmade aircraft took the blame for certain occurrences in Belgium.