Foundation stone laid for the new F-35A complex in Florennes Belgian Air Force Base
This March 27, 2023, is a great day for Florennes Air Base. Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder at the controls of a bulldozer placed the...
Launch of the Task Force on the Fighter of the Future.
In the coming weeks, the Belgian Royal High Institute for Defence will bring together important players from the Belgian industry in the framework of...
Canada finalises agreement to purchase F-35 fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada has finalised an agreement with the United States (US) government and Lockheed Martin with Pratt & Whitney for the acquisition of F-35 fighter...
Belgian Air Force to withdraw a first F-16 from service this summer
The F-16 registered FA-95 will be withdrawn from service next summerThe Belgian Army's Air Component will soon enter the era of the F-35 with...
F-35: Pentagon and Lockheed Martin finalise Lot 15-17 agreement that includes the first delivery to Belgium
F-35 fleet now at 894 aircraft after 141 deliveries in 2022The F-35 Joint Programme Office and Lockheed Martin have finalised the contract for the...
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Boeing protest U.S. Army’s future long-range assault aircraft decision
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, filed a formal protest today asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the U.S. Army’s decision on...
Pilot ejects from bouncing Lockheed-Martin F-35 fighter jet
A United States military pilot tried to land vertically (STOL - short take-off or landing) with his fighter jet in Texas, United States but...
Germany becomes latest country to join the F-35 Lightning II Global Team
F-35 continues to be the choice of air forces across Europe
The German Ministry of Defence announced today it is procuring 35 Lockheed Martin 5th...
[Pics] Belgian Air Force celebrates the 80th Anniversary of the 349th Squadron
The Belgian Air Force celebrates the 80th Anniversary of the 349th Squadron
Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin GilletOn November 3rd, at Kleine-Brogel (KB, EBBL)AFB, the...
[Pics] First Belgian F-35A on Lockheed Martin’s infrastructure production line in Forth Worth, Texas (USA)
The first Belgian F-35A is on the production line at Lockheed Martin's facilities in Forth Worth (USA).
This is the outer wing box, which is...
The assembly of the first two Belgian F-35s has started in Italy, according to Lockheed Martin
The assembly of the first two F-35A Lightning II fighter planes intended for the Belgian Air Force has begun in Italy, with a view...
Greece wants to acquire 20 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin
"We intend to acquire a squadron of F-35s, with a possible option for a second," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the end...
U.S. F-35s scheduled to fly over Baltic nations tomorrow
Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing and one KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to...
[Pics] Belgian Air Force has a new ambassador for 2022 Airshows: Senior Captain Steven De Vries call sign ‘Vrieske’.
The Belgian Air Force has a new ambassador for the 2022 air shows. Senior Captain Steven De Vries 'Vrieske' has extensive experience with the...
New colours for the Lockheed Martin F-16 FA-57 – 105th anniversary of the 1st Sqn BAF emblem
On 16 April 1913, the First Squadron was born with the creation of the l'Aviation Militaire Belge – Compagnie des Aviateurs (Belgian Military Aviation...
Belgian aerospace Blueberry Group announces strategic partnership with the Kingdom of Morocco
Sabca and Sabena Aerospace, part of the Blueberry Group, Belgium's leading sustainable aerospace ecosystem, and the Kingdom of Morocco and Lockheed Martin recently signed...
Sikorsky-Boeing selects Honeywell engine to power new DEFIANT X® assault helicopter
HTS7500 turboshaft engine offers U.S. Army transformational capability as part of Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft programme
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and Boeing today announced...
F-35 fighter jet expands global presence in 2021 to two new countries: Finland and Switzerland
Lockheed Martin completed another successful year as the F-35 programme continued to expand its global footprint and enhance operational capabilities.In 2021, two new countries...
Belgian firm SABCA loses maintenance contract for the U.S. F-16s in Europe in favour of Polish company
After initially choosing SABCA in early 2021, the US Air Force ultimately preferred to select a Polish aircraft company to maintain its European-based F-16s,...
The 15 Wing of the Belgian Air Force says goodbye to the C-130s: the end of the legendary Belgian Hercules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6sCX4Oa3cIOn Friday, December 17, the Air Component of the Belgian army bid farewell to its legendary C-130 Hercules at Melsbroek Air Base (EBMB). After...