ABANDONED | classified military NATO radar & bunker

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    For this urbex adventure I'm in Belgium and explore a recently abandoned NATO radar and bunker. This control and report center was established in 1951 and a 3 story bunker opened in 1955 with the task of guarding the airspace of Belgium and Luxembourg. The complex closed in 2021.
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    Hi, Al. This video is about an abandoned military NATO bunker and radar. Please show it to people who will like it. Thank you.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 511

  • @mattmattelig
    @mattmattelig 2 роки тому +152

    as usual, great explore Bob!! nice to see a facility that hasn't been vandalized or covered with graffiti.

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому +18

      Thanks a lot as always Matt :) Some really amazing & unique explores coming up in may or so.

    • @FUJILA
      @FUJILA 2 роки тому +1

      Give it time some ass-hats will find it and deface it!!

    • @jackmiller8851
      @jackmiller8851 2 роки тому +4

      @@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath we can't wait!! well, we can.. but!! have fun Bob + friends!!!

    • @KDill29
      @KDill29 Рік тому +1

      That's because the place just got shutdown in 2021

    • @skyscraper5910
      @skyscraper5910 Рік тому

      I think the opposite. It unfortunate there’s no graffiti yet, all those blank canvases :/

  • @MeandmyN95
    @MeandmyN95 Рік тому +14

    I worked 16 years in an exact same facility in the NL as a Fighter Controller. For a short while I worked in this Belgian bunker in 1988 and visited later again for operational work. All fighter operations were directed and controlled from the facility. The same radar was teared down in the north of the Netherlands where a new, modern is built. But there is still one intact and operational in the center of NL. The work was in shifts. The sticker you filmed is a class sticker from the NL Military Academy. If I am not wrong there was a fire in this Belgian bunker before 1988 where people died because of getting trapped. After that fire the safety regulations and facilities were changed to prevent it.

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  Рік тому +3

      Hi Michel, nice! Must be much more impressive when it’s in use. Thanks for your additional (and sad) info. About the Dutch places I know… maybe I’ll be able to explore it one day but I doubt it😄

    • @1sonyzz
      @1sonyzz 2 місяці тому +1

      And then long winding up and down noise of sirens began

    • @JCarey1988
      @JCarey1988 Місяць тому

      Think they'll reactivate this one in preparation for WW3?

  • @defaultdriftco00
    @defaultdriftco00 2 роки тому +105

    Crazy how recent this was abandoned! Dope experience as always, sir!

    • @brainthesizeofplanet
      @brainthesizeofplanet 2 роки тому +15

      It'll be re-opened and upgraded soon. European safety is back to cold war, not long until that's gonna be visible in daily life (tank transport, more public military training etc..)

    • @libertytvdracoproductions5098
      @libertytvdracoproductions5098 2 роки тому +3

      Modern multitask radar needed

    • @DieselRamcharger
      @DieselRamcharger Рік тому

      @@brainthesizeofplanet europe is collapsing. there will be no more public anything.

    • @imonke5303
      @imonke5303 Рік тому

      @@brainthesizeofplanet o ja? Think so?

    • @Mpc395
      @Mpc395 5 місяців тому

      ​@@brainthesizeofplanet but until then it's money out of the window soo it's a bulshit what they doo letting all this facility like this .

  • @thomasinlondon2849
    @thomasinlondon2849 Рік тому +9

    Brilliant vid. The recent bunker finds are pure gold. If they can abandon such a significant facility it makes you wonder where they moved everything too.

  • @djyorgi
    @djyorgi 2 роки тому +20

    Can't believe it was abounded in 2021? They got some use out of it. Looks so new. Freshest/newest bunker I've ever seen. I wonder how many NATO bunkers are still active?

  • @eduardocarvalho1547
    @eduardocarvalho1547 2 роки тому +25

    Amazing bunker in pristine condition. I just wish you had made a 2nd part video, this bunker is to big for one video!

  • @dadjake
    @dadjake 2 роки тому +10

    A sight for sore eyes; A facility that hasn't been vandalized, the cables stolen out of it, or with graffitti all over the place. Great video.

  • @bladerunner752
    @bladerunner752 2 роки тому +21

    I love cold war era stuff. Here in the states, I love collecting civil defense cold war things, like rations and fallout shelter signs. Great video, very well documented sir. Thank you for sharing.

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому +8

      Thanks for checking out! I love cold war stuff too. Found some really unique stuff (you can find more stuff on this channel) But the most amazing cold war place they sued me for “possessing state secrets, spying and entering military grounds” 😵‍💫🙄

    • @bladerunner752
      @bladerunner752 2 роки тому +2

      @@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath i made sure to subscribe, great channel sir. I'm sorry to hear they did that to you thats ridiculous. I hope the charges and suit were dropped. Stay safe out there. Cheers

    • @adriend3502
      @adriend3502 9 місяців тому

      ​@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPathDid they sue you for entering this place? Insane ! Was it guarded or difficult to enter the premises ?

  • @madbstard1
    @madbstard1 2 роки тому +41

    That looked so cool! I wonder if the bunker could ever be repurposed. Structurally, it looks in perfect condition.

    • @imonke5303
      @imonke5303 Рік тому +4

      Yeah why the fuck would they abandon this? Humans are stupidly wasteful lol

    • @ofkacz5348
      @ofkacz5348 Рік тому +4

      @@imonke5303 Well clearly you have no idea how expensive it is to maintain the bunker -_- and, no it will not reopen

    • @KDill29
      @KDill29 Рік тому

      @@imonke5303 that's what I'm saying

    • @KDill29
      @KDill29 Рік тому +2

      @@ofkacz5348 clearly you dont realize how much the world governments waste money, time, and resources.

  • @claudiodeglinnocenti2230
    @claudiodeglinnocenti2230 2 роки тому +11

    I discovered this YT channel just two hours ago, it's Amazing! What incredibile places! Great job guys!

  • @chrisarnett1394
    @chrisarnett1394 2 роки тому +1

    Sehr toll, Bob!! Magnificent, as always!

  • @Lee-eu6wf
    @Lee-eu6wf 2 роки тому +5

    Loved this one very rare to get in to a clean unabused bunker with so much stuff left

  • @brendakrieger7000
    @brendakrieger7000 2 роки тому +3

    Really fascinating explore😍 Loved those paintings and murals🎨🖼

  • @saloudemarwat
    @saloudemarwat 2 роки тому +3

    This was the amazing exploration video Bob , love your videos

  • @swifty_tube
    @swifty_tube 6 місяців тому

    Thank you from Australia. May you be safe in all endeavours 🙏

  • @buzzabuzza3494
    @buzzabuzza3494 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant explore thanks for sharing👏👏👏

  • @benfoot4212
    @benfoot4212 2 роки тому +1

    Great stuff, thank you for showing

  • @richarde7238
    @richarde7238 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the videos! Your explorations keep my curiosity at bay. I love checking out abandoned places as well. Keep up the great work.

  • @andrewmacaulay1585
    @andrewmacaulay1585 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent!!!! New Brunswick Canada 🇨🇦

  • @georgesmith8113
    @georgesmith8113 2 роки тому +2

    Fun stuff. Great video!
    👍👊😎

  • @BerlinGonzalez
    @BerlinGonzalez 2 роки тому +1

    Cool video like always. The location is just amazing

  • @Ganiscol
    @Ganiscol 2 роки тому +5

    This is right in my wheelhouse and so newly abandoned - excellent explore! 👍

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks! Some places don't get the chance to decay and have to be explored immediately 😀

  • @luca41929
    @luca41929 2 роки тому

    belllissimo video!!!! grazie per icontenuti che ci porti!!!

  • @zeusantony5027
    @zeusantony5027 Рік тому

    I enjoyed this and found it one of your best explorations. I think it so amazing to find such a large facility completely unvandalised.

  • @andrestapiastorres
    @andrestapiastorres 2 місяці тому

    It never cease to amaze me your work. I so admire you! Greetings from Colombia.

  • @andreamaretto6734
    @andreamaretto6734 2 роки тому +3

    Esplorazione fantastica Bob! 🔝💪🏻💪🏻🙋🏻

  • @dantaraska9410
    @dantaraska9410 2 роки тому +1

    Your videos are so good. Keep up the good work!!!

  • @4partharmony
    @4partharmony 2 роки тому +1

    that mural room is incredible

  • @gregrumble8207
    @gregrumble8207 5 місяців тому

    Love these videos! Stay safe!

  • @IKS-Exploration
    @IKS-Exploration 2 роки тому +2

    Amazing explore folk :)

  • @jeffstull2534
    @jeffstull2534 2 роки тому +1

    I served at a CAS site near Ulm back in the mid 70's. I was with Pershing at Wiley in Neu Ulm. Nice video.

  • @travelmentaryTV
    @travelmentaryTV Рік тому +2

    What a great video you made. And the fact the facility was abandoned fairly recently makes it even more interesting. Btw, just for the record: Belgium has three official languages, Dutch/Flemish, French and German :)

  • @roberturbex
    @roberturbex 2 роки тому +1

    Good documentation bob!

  • @lillydogpoo65
    @lillydogpoo65 2 роки тому

    That was fascinating man!

  • @automotivemotorbikerebuild3448
    @automotivemotorbikerebuild3448 2 роки тому

    Another great video amazing the size of the place

  • @kensulzen3654
    @kensulzen3654 2 роки тому

    Excellent Video, that place is huge. It is in great condition, no water leaking in. Please show more of this place.👍✌️

  • @LostBuildings
    @LostBuildings 2 роки тому +2

    Leuke video weer Bob zo als altijd! :)

  • @mauriciovargas1991
    @mauriciovargas1991 2 роки тому

    Excellent content !! The best channel

  • @juliem1595
    @juliem1595 Рік тому

    One of the best videos on old radar I've ever seen

  • @renetrachet
    @renetrachet 2 роки тому +8

    If this is where I think it is, I passed some time there during my military service in 1972 as part of an extra security detachment of the Belgian Airforce

  • @andywhite40
    @andywhite40 2 роки тому +5

    Really interesting video, that place is vast and I can't believe you just walked right in!!

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому +3

      It was closed before. Went in with a ladder before. For now it's open, but that will change fast I'm afraid of.

    • @andywhite40
      @andywhite40 2 роки тому +1

      @@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      Glad you returned!! Sounds like it won't remain open for much longer.....

  • @GreenInvasion
    @GreenInvasion 2 роки тому

    Just amazing!

  • @felixthecleaner8843
    @felixthecleaner8843 Рік тому

    wow - another great Exploration from the doyen of SubEx!

  • @rstoll45
    @rstoll45 2 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @rolfsinkgraven
    @rolfsinkgraven 2 роки тому +1

    A very nice explore thnx.

  • @hamid.s.zolfagari
    @hamid.s.zolfagari Рік тому

    amazing to see there are still equipments remaining

  • @R118GSiVVC
    @R118GSiVVC 2 роки тому

    Really good content!

  • @ylwen1525
    @ylwen1525 2 роки тому +1

    Great video ! You’re the best !

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому

      Thanks, next episode in 2 weeks. A really creepy hospital where they left everything behind..even human organs... And after that also some unique & never seen before locations :)

  • @DarkpawTheWolf
    @DarkpawTheWolf 2 роки тому +3

    Fantastic explore. Thank you.
    It's hard to believe it's only been abandoned ONE year, and it's already in such bad condition on the exterior.

    • @DieselRamcharger
      @DieselRamcharger Рік тому +1

      it was being used off the books. ask yourself why they are running NBC filters and why NATO walked away from national defense as soon as Biden got in.

    • @Death_bot666
      @Death_bot666 10 місяців тому

      Bad condition!?

  • @ComradeMario
    @ComradeMario 2 роки тому +3

    A few days ago I passed a live radar when hiking, amazed to see the inside😍

  • @nickgeorgas3643
    @nickgeorgas3643 2 роки тому +3

    Love the Comic Sans type on the official government memo

  • @andrea6421
    @andrea6421 2 роки тому +6

    Very cool! I can imagine all the hustle & bustle going on in this place.

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому +10

      Thanks for checking out again Andrea :) Must have been a really crowded place with nearly 300 people indeed. Next episode (in 2 weeks) Is about a creepy hospital where they left everything behind... even human organs :O

    • @andrea6421
      @andrea6421 2 роки тому

      @@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath oh wow! Can’t wait for that one! 👍🏻☺️

    • @saloudemarwat
      @saloudemarwat 2 роки тому +1

      @@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Can't wait for it

  • @TeamUrbexDiscovery
    @TeamUrbexDiscovery 2 роки тому

    Top Video 🤜🏻🤛🏻

  • @UbiquitousDIY
    @UbiquitousDIY 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome!

  • @jacqueskotze1539
    @jacqueskotze1539 2 роки тому

    Awesome video

  • @AbandonedUrbexCanada
    @AbandonedUrbexCanada 2 роки тому +1

    Very cool! I Just found your channel

  • @davidcoleman4549
    @davidcoleman4549 2 роки тому

    WOW!!!! Amazing!!!

  • @kanethronder5616
    @kanethronder5616 2 роки тому

    Pure awesomeness mate, what a cool room with the paintings, VIP room?

  • @anneaimeewollerich8376
    @anneaimeewollerich8376 2 роки тому +1

    Geweldig weer Bob!

  • @polyphonics557
    @polyphonics557 Рік тому

    Really nice to see something that isn't a ruin or trashed. Slightly amazed that it isn't more secure given that it's still got viable (although outdated) equipment.

    • @aek12
      @aek12 Рік тому

      People are more intelligent now. You always learn more never less.

  • @shoaibsf6897
    @shoaibsf6897 10 місяців тому

    So wonderful 👍 it's looking still in use ,many things and machines left behind. Nice well arranged bunker

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  10 місяців тому

      Thanks! It was abandoned not too long ago. Meanwhile it has been vandalized🤨😞

  • @john316godlovesyou5
    @john316godlovesyou5 День тому

    Thank you for your amazing videos! Be safe and God bless you!

  • @aussie8137
    @aussie8137 Місяць тому +1

    i like the vid. good vid bob

  • @bobbydavenport8941
    @bobbydavenport8941 Місяць тому

    I love the mural by the way still in great shape

  • @ylwen1525
    @ylwen1525 2 роки тому +2

    Very interesting ! I like bunkers !!They are fascinating !!!!! 😀

  • @treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340
    @treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340 2 роки тому

    Enjoyed the video

  • @SvenBollue
    @SvenBollue Рік тому

    Weerom een héél goede video!

  • @peavynation
    @peavynation 2 роки тому +37

    It's so great you documented this before it gets completely vandalized by idiots.

    • @neonalon
      @neonalon 2 роки тому

      Showing the entrance and location like this will ensure it gets vandalized.

    • @wanneske1969
      @wanneske1969 2 роки тому +1

      @@neonalon Getting 90.000 views in a few weeks time as well.

    • @snowrabbit9558
      @snowrabbit9558 2 роки тому +2

      I think this bunker will soon be in operation again! Don’t worry

    • @DieselRamcharger
      @DieselRamcharger Рік тому +1

      @@snowrabbit9558 lmao. no.

    • @imonke5303
      @imonke5303 Рік тому

      @@neonalon didn't even explore all of it either :(

  • @ohyeah7432
    @ohyeah7432 6 місяців тому

    Really love what you doing

  • @dmgill83
    @dmgill83 Рік тому

    That is really cool! It would be awesome for someone to build their house on that that bunker.

  • @oldman157
    @oldman157 2 роки тому +1

    Very cool! Surprised they left all that radar equipment

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for checking out Barney🤩 Yes most of the time these are emptied pretty quick.

  • @nicholasporter1417
    @nicholasporter1417 2 роки тому

    Amazing content AGAIN.

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому

      Have you seen the underground power station in Malta? That is a crazy one😁
      ua-cam.com/video/K3zOlfQvbTk/v-deo.html

  • @Fryslan0puch
    @Fryslan0puch 2 роки тому +1

    I work at a demolition job and last year in the netherlands little village calles wier we had one taking down , was a nice experience looking inside of it

    • @juandenz2008
      @juandenz2008 Рік тому

      Why do they demolish them ? Do they reuse the land for military purposes or sell it for civilian purposes ? It seems like it would be cheaper just to seal them up and leave them.

  • @TopFire852
    @TopFire852 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing

  • @hiteck007
    @hiteck007 2 роки тому

    Something the video can't give us is the Atmosphere of the place. It would have been awesome to see in person. The place is obviously still live if you push all the breakers back on. I wish I could have seen it, so envious of you

  • @fanimej
    @fanimej 2 роки тому +1

    Very interesting video!

  • @monk333
    @monk333 2 роки тому +6

    seems dagerous af to do this alone

  • @janadden8762
    @janadden8762 2 роки тому +1

    Nice Video

  • @mauricebrouwers8213
    @mauricebrouwers8213 Місяць тому +1

    Visited this place today. The bunker is closed off sadly but the radar still looks as good

  • @hotord205
    @hotord205 2 роки тому +1

    Very cool place 👍👍

  • @jellymop
    @jellymop Рік тому

    Wow it recently closed. That’s wild Man. It looks likes it’s been closed for longer

  • @donaldconnolly220
    @donaldconnolly220 2 роки тому +3

    Looking at what you explored there.... It was really seriously interesting to understand that it was much more than just a radar... That thing is more like an awac sitting on the ground..... And I've been through a few of those and that's an understatement bank vault doors as I call them.... Yeah that wouldn't have been a good deal for you to get stuck behind one of those doors and have it close and somehow lock..... Because nobody would be coming to save you with the combination....some of those doors are half mechanical half electronic..
    I didn't even like going in and getting locked in behind those things knowing that I had an entire military base behind me to get me out..... Even a big room can feel awfully claustrophobic behind one of those doors......

  • @Metalstacker
    @Metalstacker 2 роки тому +1

    Super nice location! NADGE = NATO Air Defense Ground Environment, so think like Stinger sites, and like our own Patriot systems in the Netherlands. The radar you see looks like a little bit like the LW-06 from Holland Signal. Nowadays stations like these use the SMART-L from THALES. Looks like you did your homework and study on this bunker very well :) Great location! I really like the shelter bunker, looks pretty old!

  • @Rxspawn
    @Rxspawn 2 роки тому +2

    First time i see the bunker 😯
    Need to do a revisit

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому +1

      Worth it :) I also missed it last year. (I knew it was there but thought it was still a live military place)

  • @gdotts3468
    @gdotts3468 2 роки тому +1

    I Really appreciate your chann!!!

  • @MrL4t3
    @MrL4t3 2 роки тому +1

    Very cool place ... should be sealed to preserve it, might need them bunkers again soon.

  • @kallenavn2783
    @kallenavn2783 2 роки тому

    I liked it, so here is a comment and a thumbs up👍

  • @FUJILA
    @FUJILA 2 роки тому

    Another great episode!!! You guys definitely have balls of steel!!!

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому +1

      For this place balls of steel are not needed. It was just too easy☺️ we have some episodes i. Stock where you did need them haha😁

    • @MrAlby076
      @MrAlby076 2 роки тому +1

      @@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath This i call Friendly true Understatement. Absolutly Different to the most German UA-camrs. Most of them are horrible. They spoke 100% Shit, have no Background and do it only for Klicks and Likes.
      Respect for You.....!!!!
      Greetings from your Neighbour Germany..

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому

      @@MrAlby076 Thanks, spread the word :) And you cshould check out our latest episode too !

  • @JanElhj255
    @JanElhj255 2 роки тому +1

    Nice one BoB

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому

      Thanks mate ! Been on quite some epic adventures but have to keep those locations offline :D

  • @Kevin-cj6yv
    @Kevin-cj6yv 2 роки тому +1

    Ben er gister geweest niet normaal groot zeg, wel blij dat het niet gesloopt is door koper dieven etc.
    En op 19:18 ben ik omlaag geklommen je kon officieel nog dieper alleen hebben ze dicht gegooid met zand.
    Keep up the good work!

    • @ItsLD06
      @ItsLD06 3 місяці тому

      Deze is in Luik toch?

  • @andreasschlegel6053
    @andreasschlegel6053 2 роки тому

    Awesome. 🥰

  • @samuelgilbert9734
    @samuelgilbert9734 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome exploration! I would love to explore something like this one day!

    • @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath
      @ExploringtheUnbeatenPath  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks Samuel! Where are you from?

    • @samuelgilbert9734
      @samuelgilbert9734 2 роки тому +2

      @@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Montreal, Canada. I know that we have NATO installations in Canada, but all the sites I know of are still active.

    • @TheMan1510
      @TheMan1510 Рік тому

      @@samuelgilbert9734 Do you know about the Diefenbunker museum in Ottawa?

    • @samuelgilbert9734
      @samuelgilbert9734 Рік тому

      @@TheMan1510 Nope, but I guess I need to put it on my todo list!

  • @Fran_SG
    @Fran_SG 2 роки тому +2

    Amazing place!!! Sadly, empty.

  • @marktadlock5428
    @marktadlock5428 2 роки тому

    So nice not vandalized

  • @pamthevan7340
    @pamthevan7340 2 роки тому +1

    Still nice and clean in there.

  • @zekotheretard
    @zekotheretard 2 роки тому

    it would be cool revamping one of these and claiming it

  • @AB1Vampire
    @AB1Vampire 5 місяців тому

    They were ready to hunker down and fight. Solid build, like a tomb

  • @dancer1
    @dancer1 2 роки тому

    Cool spot

  • @andrewdegozaru74
    @andrewdegozaru74 2 роки тому

    Looks like you are not the only Bob to have visited the location 🙂

  • @bobmcbob4399
    @bobmcbob4399 2 роки тому

    11:05 I like the Comic Sans-ish font choice here for the Authorised Personnel Protected Room document.