Netherlands opens fire on suspicious drones near air base housing U.S. nuclear weapons

"Dutch forces attempted to shoot down mysterious drones spotted near the Volkel Air Base in
the Netherlands, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans announced.

"Last night, drones were spotted above Volkel Air Base," Brekelmans wrote on X. "Weapons were deployed from the ground to shoot them down. The drones left and have not (yet) been found."
The incident is currently under investigation, Brekelmans said.
The Volker Air Base houses U.S. nuclear weapons and Dutch F-35 fighter jets. It is not the first military base in Europe with an American nuclear arsenal to be plagued by suspicious drones in recent weeks: Drones were sighted near Belgium's Kleine Brogel Air Base for three nights in a row between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2.
In response, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said that the sightings appeared to be part of an espionage operation." KI