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Dutch troops fire on drones over Volkel air base

When: 21 Nov 2025
Where: Volkel, Netherlands
Sources: 3 public sources

Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands, where troops fired on drones in November 2025 Ministerie van Defensie, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Dutch Ministry of Defence said unidentified drones were seen over Volkel Air Base between 7 and 9 p.m. and personnel fired at them with ground-based weapons. The drones left and no wreckage was found. Drone sightings halted flights at Eindhoven the next evening.

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PressAir traffic suspended at Netherlands airport after drone sightings (opens in a new tab)Al Jazeera / 2025-11-22
PressDutch military opens fire at drones over Volkel Air Base (opens in a new tab)CTV News (The Associated Press) / 2025-11-22
PressDutch military opens fire on unidentified drones over Volkel air base (opens in a new tab)NL Times / 2025-11-22

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