"Sir Richard Knighton, the head of the UK's armed forces, said the British military would provide our people, our equipment to help Belgium, though he was careful to say we don't yet know the origin of the drones seen last week. The decision was made after a request for help from Belgium. Flights were disrupted at Brussels and Liege airports last Thursday following unidentified drone sightings, which were also reported at military bases and nuclear facilities in the country."
"Russia has been identified as the most likely culprit, the latest in a string of disruptive attacks across northern Europe this autumn. However, Knighton said even without knowing definitively who was behind the drone flights, he was very happy to act in support of a Nato ally. Germany announced last week it had already sent specialist assistance, with Belgian authorities saying France had followed suit."
"Knighton was speaking in his first television interviews as chief of defence staff since he took over from Adm Sir Tony Radakin in September. A former head of the air force, he led military tributes to fallen soldiers at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday morning after the king and prime minister. Knighton said in an interview with the BBC that Russia is the most pressing threat right now and the UK needed to strengthen itself against hybrid warfare, this warfare that's below the tradit"
Britain is deploying Royal Air Force specialists and equipment to help Belgium counter drone threats after disruptive sightings that affected airports and were reported at military bases and nuclear facilities. Sir Richard Knighton said the British military would provide our people, our equipment while cautioning that the drones' origin remains unknown. The deployment followed a request from Belgium, with Germany and France already sending specialist assistance. Russia has been identified as the most likely culprit amid a string of incidents across northern Europe, and officials link the incursions to disputes over Russian frozen assets held in Belgium. Knighton emphasized the need to strengthen against hybrid warfare.
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