Belgium Counter-Drone Plan

Belgium's counter-drone plan is an urgent purchase package of about EUR 50 million for drone detection equipment and anti-drone weapons, approved by the Council of Ministers on 7 November 2025 after repeated drone flights over Belgian airports and military bases. Purchases announced by Defence Minister Theo Francken include Saab Giraffe 1X radars, DroneShield handheld jammers, 84 Senhive RF detection antennas and 300 Latvian interceptor drones bought through Cobbs, ordered without public tenders on grounds of urgency. Francken has called the package a first step toward a longer-term anti-drone investment of about EUR 500 million.