F-16

This Friday, October 13, the Belgian Select Council of Ministers approved the proposal of the Minister of Defence, Ludivine Dedonder, to grant F-16 defence...

Belgium will soon retire its first F-16 fighter jet after the mandatory 8,000 flight hours limit imposed by manufacturer Lockheed Martin for that type...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Denmark and the Netherlands, where both countries pledged to provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. This decision comes shortly...

The United States has granted approval for F-16 fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands, to bolster Ukraine's defence...

The F-16 registered FA-95 will be withdrawn from service next summerThe Belgian Army's Air Component will soon enter the era of the F-35 with...

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...

The Belgian Air Force has a new ambassador for the 2022 air shows. Senior Captain Steven De Vries 'Vrieske' has extensive experience with the...

On 16 April 1913, the First Squadron was born with the creation of the l'Aviation Militaire Belge – Compagnie des Aviateurs (Belgian Military Aviation...

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...

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,...

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 JordanOn Friday 1 October, the four Belgian F-16s deployed in Jordan landed at Kleine-Brogel airbase. This is a one-year mission...

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 has gradually resumed F-16 flights this week. As of Sunday, March 14, the F-16 detachment in Jordan was operational again...

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 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....

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...

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...

First Visit of the Belgian Minister of Defence to the Air Component in Beauvechain Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Beauvechain Air Base...

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,...