Dozens of flights at Belgium’s main international airport in Brussels were canceled on Wednesday after drone sightings on Tuesday night forced it to close temporarily, prompting Prime Minister Bart De Wever to convene emergency government talks.

Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones, following a spate of incursions into NATO airspace in recent months that exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and put Europe on edge.

Poland and Romania are deploying a new American weapons system, Merops, to defend against Russian drones. This follows recent incursions into NATO airspace, which have exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and put Europe on edge.

Three drones were seen flying over Belgium’s Doel Nuclear Power Plant on the evening of Nov. 9, sparking fresh concerns over possible espionage operations targeting critical infrastructure in Europe.

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It comes after a string of Russian incursions into Nato airspace triggered warnings of unpredictable consequences.

The German military is setting up rapid response teams to counter acute drone threats, a top German military official said, most recently dispatching these experts to assist in Belgium.

Drones, missiles and other crucial components of Europe’s rush to rearm itself rely on an increasingly unsteady supply of minerals from China.