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,...
Greek F-16 crashes in the Peloponnese – Pilot ejects to safety
A Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed as it was landing at the military airport of Andravida on the Peloponnesian peninsula on Thursday afternoon; the...
Belgian F-16s return from mission against ISIS
Belgian F-16s return from Jordan On Friday 1 October, the four Belgian F-16s deployed in Jordan landed at Kleine-Brogel airbase. This is a one-year mission...
End of F-16 operations at Dutch Air Base Leeuwarden
With the arrival of the F-35 as a new fighter aircraft, the era of the F-16s at Leeuwarden Air Base ends. The ceremonial end...
The Belgian Air Force F-16 fleet is operational again
The Belgian Air Force has gradually resumed F-16 flights this week. As of Sunday, March 14, the F-16 detachment in Jordan was operational again...
Temporary grounding of the Belgian Defence F-16 fleet
On February 11, at Florennes Air Base, an F-16 had engine problems on takeoff and landed immediately, as a precaution. The investigation shows that...
[Belgian Air Component] Belgian pilot “VRIESKE” celebrates 5,000 flight hours on F-16
Belgian pilot "VRIESKE" celebrates 5,000 flight hours on F-16 Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Kleine-Brogel Air Base "KB" (EBBL). Kleine-Brogel, March 5th 2021....
A Belgian Air Force F-16 pilot will be the 6th in the world to score 5,000 hours on the aircraft
Captain Steven De Vries, a Belgian Air Force pilot, will score 5,000 flight hours for the first time on Friday in a training flight...
SABCA Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) wins maintenance contract for 80 US Air Force F-16s
The US Air Force once again entrusts SABCA with the maintenance of its 80 F-16s on the European soil. This contract confirms SABCA Charleroi...
[Belgian Air Component] First Visit of the Minister of Defence to the Air Component in Beauvechain
First Visit of the Belgian Minister of Defence to the Air Component in Beauvechain Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Beauvechain Air Base...
[Belgian Air Component] Operation Inherent Resolve : Belgian Defence once again sends F-16s to the Middle East
Operation Inherent Resolve: Belgian Defence once again sends F-16s to the Middle East Press Conference Debriefing Authors Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Florennes Air Base. 29 September 2020,...
[Photo Report] Israeli Air Forces visiting Nörvenich Air Force Base for exercises
From 17 to 28 August 2020, a large detachment of the IAF was deployed to the Nörvenich base in Western Germany. The exercise named Blue...