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Belgium drone capacity

National unmanned-systems capacity — soft estimates (clearly labeled) set against the hard record of drone procurement WULFRN tracks.

Capacity estimates

estimates — soft

Figures below are estimates. Each carries its confidence level and source inline. They are not hard procurement records — for those, see the live section beneath.

Whole-nation2025

Unknown

Fleet estimate

Not disclosed

Est. procurement spend

Not disclosed

Notable systems

MQ-9B SkyGuardian

Belgian Defence operates the MQ-9B SkyGuardian (ordered 2019; first system arrived Florennes Air Base August 2025, second and third February 2026; arming under parliamentary discussion). No consolidated national drone fleet count is published. Active drone procurement tracked in WULFRN's tender database (15 drone tenders).

Source: www.mil.be/en ↗

Recent drone procurement

live records — hard

Actual drone tenders WULFRN tracks for Belgium — 15 on record. These are hard data, not estimates.

7 May 2026Counter-UAS

Belgium – Electronic warfare systems and counter measures – The development of a framework agreement with a single (1) participant within the C-UAS (Counter – Unmanned Aerial Systems) domain benefitting the units of the Belgian Defence based on article 346, paragraph 1, b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Buyer: Ministère de la Défense

21 Apr 2026Counter-UAS

Buyer: Ministère de la Défense

11 Mar 2026Counter-UAS

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