Belgium’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed an existing ban on military personnel using geolocation apps on military compounds and in their immediate vicinity. A ministry spokesman restated the rule amid a data leak from the travel app Polarsteps. Dutch investigative outlet Follow the Money found a vulnerability in Polarsteps that...
Belgium scrambles to address airport closures and military base incursions caused by drones
Belgium’s defence minister Theo Francken stopped short of naming perpetrators but noted Russia's "clear motives" amid heightened NATO tensions. Belgium convened an emergency meeting of key government ministers and security chiefs on Thursday to confront a surge in drone sightings that forced the temporary closure of major airports and several...