Air traffic at Eindhoven airport in the south of the Netherlands has been suspended due to multiple drone sightings, the Dutch defence minister has said.

“Counter-drone equipment is ready to act”, Ruben Brekelmans wrote on X on Saturday. “Further investigation is ongoing, and action will be taken where necessary.”

Eindhoven serves both as a civilian and as a military airport. All types of air traffic were suspended, Brekelmans said. Asked if it was clear where the drones had come from, the Ministry of Defence had no additional comment.

The incident comes after drones and other airspace incursions caused considerable disruption across Europe in recent months.

In September, more than 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace , and three Russian military jets violated Estonia’s airspace

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