{"id":41170,"date":"2025-11-09T09:58:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T09:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=41170"},"modified":"2025-11-09T09:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T09:58:28","slug":"c3dn2ep584koat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/09\/c3dn2ep584koat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"UK military to help protect Belgium after drone incursions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-0 fYJjWP\"><span data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-11 ljQVMv\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-7 byKoUE\">Laura Kuenssberg<\/span><span class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-9 bTXCSY\"> and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-7 byKoUE\">Amy Walker<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 eRlINq\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-unveils-deals-to-lower-weight-loss-drug-prices.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8c94\/live\/4ef444f0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8c94\/live\/4ef444f0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UK-military-to-help-protect-Belgium-after-drone-incursions.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8c94\/live\/4ef444f0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8c94\/live\/4ef444f0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8c94\/live\/4ef444f0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8c94\/live\/4ef444f0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UK-military-to-help-protect-Belgium-after-drone-incursions.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Photo shows a sign that reads 'No Drone Zone' near the Brussels-National Airport. A Brussels Airlines passenger jet can be seen coming in to land in the background.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">UK military personnel and equipment are being sent to Belgium to help it bolster its defences after drone incursions on its airspace, suspected of being carried out by Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The new head of the UK military, Sir Richard Knighton, told the BBC&#8217;s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that his Belgian counterpart asked for assistance earlier this week and that kit and personnel were on the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Belgium&#8217;s main airport Zavantem was forced to close temporarily on Thursday night after drones were spotted nearby. They were also spotted in other locations, including a military base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;The defence secretary and I agreed that we would deploy our people and our equipment to Belgium to help them,&#8221; he told the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Sir Richard did not confirm if the drones were from Russia, but added it was &#8220;plausible&#8221; they had been ordered by Moscow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Alongside Nato allies, he added that the UK would help Belgium &#8220;by providing our kit and capability&#8221; which he said was already being deployed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">It comes after Sir Richard warned in of an &#8220;increasingly certain world&#8221; in a Sunday Telegraph opinion column to mark Remembrance Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Citing Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine, he said: &#8220;This conflict reminds us that peace is never guaranteed. It [the UK] must be defended, and sometimes at great cost&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-unveils-deals-to-lower-weight-loss-drug-prices.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/362e\/live\/fc3bdba0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/362e\/live\/fc3bdba0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762682307_424_UK-military-to-help-protect-Belgium-after-drone-incursions.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/362e\/live\/fc3bdba0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/362e\/live\/fc3bdba0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/362e\/live\/fc3bdba0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/362e\/live\/fc3bdba0-bd50-11f0-b025-3bae93bf8ef3.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762682307_424_UK-military-to-help-protect-Belgium-after-drone-incursions.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A screenshot showing Sir Richard Knighton - dressed in an RAF senior officers uniform and wearing a poppy - while he spoke to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Drone incursions over Western Europe could &#8220;feasibly&#8221; have been sent by the Kremlin, Sir Richard said.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">About 3,000 Brussels Airlines passengers were affected by the disruption, and the carrier said it faced &#8220;considerable costs&#8221; from cancelling or diverting dozens of flights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and the Belgian security services have said they suspect Russia, but Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken has previously admitted there is no accompanying evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;At first, drones flying over our military bases were seen as our problem,&#8221; Francken said earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Now it has become a serious threat affecting civilian infrastructure across multiple European countries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#military #protect #Belgium #drone #incursions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura Kuenssberg and Amy Walker Getty Images UK military personnel and equipment are being sent to Belgium to help it&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41172,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41170\/revisions\/41172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}