According to the ministry, security personnel at Volkel air base, located close to the border with Germany, noticed the drones between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. “Air Force personnel used ground weapons to shoot down the drones,” the ministry said, adding that the machines flew away.
What drones have been spotted in the Netherlands?
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Why was an investigation launched by the military police?
It is unclear why the drones were flying in the prohibited area. The military police announced the initiation of an investigation, we read in a Reuters dispatch.
In recent months, there have been many incidents related to drones flying over airports and military bases in various European countries. For example, in early November, Swedish authorities decided to close the airspace over Gothenburg Airport.
Earlier, air traffic in the German city of Hannover was suspended due to drone sightings. A similar thing happened in Brussels and Liege in Belgium, and at the end of September in Copenhagen and Aarhus in Denmark, and in the capital of Norway – Oslo.
