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    Copenhagen airport closure due to reported drone activity

    Here's an update from Norway with regard to the 2025 'drone' sightings (source: VG): Article in English here
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    Action taken against alleged drones over Volkel air base (the Netherlands)

    Yeah, some drone pilots were caught flying a drone illegally during the daytime, in the past few weeks. This happened near Volkel, Eindhoven, and Gilze-Rijen. In the case of Volkel, it seems that the drone pilot was just making some video footage of a nearby building, nothing suspicious really...
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    Action taken against alleged drones over Volkel air base (the Netherlands)

    Not that I know. Not publicly available, that is. The marechaussee stated that they have video footage, but they won't release it.
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    Action taken against alleged drones over Volkel air base (the Netherlands)

    And now things are really getting weird. Dutch newspaper The Stentor just published this story about alleged drones above a gas distribution station near the city Ommen, on November 21, 2025 (same night as the Volkel drone sightings). So we have nightly sightings of multiple drones at two...
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    Action taken against alleged drones over Volkel air base (the Netherlands)

    Some more follow-up about the alleged drone sightings at Volkel airbase and Eindhoven airport, on Nov 21&22 2025 (source: Dronewatch.nl and Trouw), machine translated to English:
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    Action taken against alleged drones over Volkel air base (the Netherlands)

    For sure an interesting twist: (source: Dronewatch NL & Trouw - behind paywall) Dronewatch article translated below:
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    Copenhagen airport closure due to reported drone activity

    This is a really interesting read about why conventional airport radar isn't suitable for detecting drones (and how specialized micro-doppler drone radar systems work): https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2025/drones-radar-nederland-detectie~v2203116/ (Use Archive at your own discretion.)...
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    Action taken against alleged drones over Volkel air base (the Netherlands)

    A mere 24 hours after drones were allegedly spotted at Volkel Air Base, Eindhoven airport (which is about 30 km away from Volkel) has been disrupted after sightings of 'multiple drones. Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans just tweeted:
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    Action taken against alleged drones over Volkel air base (the Netherlands)

    This was just published by local news agency Omroep Brabant: "The guards reportedly saw the drones with the naked eye, a Defence spokesperson confirmed. According to a spokesperson for the Royal Marechaussee, shots were fired at the drones."
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    Action taken against alleged drones over Volkel air base (the Netherlands)

    Dutch Ministry of Defence Statement posted this statement today on their website (translated): Context / Notes There is still very little clarity about what exactly happened. The Ministry did not specify how the objects were detected (visually or via sensors), nor what type of weapons were...
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