Britain is deploying specialists of the Belgian Air Force Belgium Counter Drone in the country’s airports after disrupting the views last week that some politicians blamed on Russia.
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The decision was made after a request for help from Belgium. Flights will be canceled at Brussels and Liège Airports on Thursday after unknown drone strikes, which have also been reported on military facilities and nuclear facilities in the country.
Russia has been identified as the most likely culprit, the latest in a string of incidents in Northern Europe this autumn. However, Knighton said that even if it is not known for certain that behind the drone flights, he is “very happy” to act in support of a proportional nata.
Germany announced last week that it was sending specialist aid, and Belgian authorities said France was following suit. UK aid is expected to come from dedicated RAF anti-non aerial systems units.
Last week Boris Priscorius, the German Defense Minister, said he believed that the drone incursions were “probably connected to the frozen assets held by Belgium”. EU and UK politicians discussed how he would release the assets of the Central Bank of Russia, most of which are in Belgium, to support a €140bn (£120bn) loan to Ukraine.
Knighton was speaking in his first television interviews as chief of the defense staff since he took over from 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 today” and the UK needs to strengthen its territory and its territorial integrity.
In an interview with Sky News, Knighton acknowledged that the UK’s armed forces are “restricted” after 30 years of cuts since the end of the Cold War. “We know we have constraints on things like weapons stockpiles. We know we don’t have all the people we need,” he said when asked to explain.
UK defense spending is expected to increase from £62.2bn this year to £202bn in 2027-28, following a plan to lift the entire military budget to 2.6% of GDP by this parliament. But money is limited due to budget constraints in previous years, internal overspends, and a heavy focus on new equipment in everyday expenses.
Knighton said she was “confident the armed forces are a safe place for women” because of changes in a senior Beck, 19, who killed sex and text messages and messages on another supply line.
At the beginning of November, Beck’s mother, Leignhann McCfide, said that women should not join the Army because they are not protected by men. “They are protecting themselves and not the soldiers,” he said.
Describing it as “a terrible case,” Knighton said: “I understand why Jaysley Beck’s mother said it was. Criminal.”
He said since then the military has made changes, including the introduction of an independent serious crime crime unit and a victim and witness care unit. He said victims can choose whether accusations of crimes such as rape and aggravated sexual assault are handled by a military or civilian court.