[Pics] Official opening of the BELUX National A400M Training Centre (BNTC) in Melsbroek
Official opening of the BELUX National
A400M Training Centre (BNTC) in Melsbroek
Author: Martin Gillet
On May 22nd, the Belgian Minister of Defence Ms Ludivine Dedonder,...
A legend returns to her homeland at Florennes Air Base, Belgium
Last Thursday, 11 May, a small event was organised by Corps Commander Colonel Cedric Kamensky and his staff at Florennes air base, Belgium. A...
The Belgian Ministers of Economy and of Defence announce the signature of a service contract with Lockheed Martin aimed at supporting Belgian aeronautical industries to stand out in the F-35 market
The Belgian Council of Ministers this Friday approved the signature of a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin. This framework agreement, entitled "Industrial Participation Plan...
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...
Airbus to provide satellite communications for Belgian Armed Forces
Airbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15-year period. The Armed Forces...
[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...
Fifth edition of Ursel Avia: 9-10 July 2022
The military airfield of Ursel is a well-known name in East and West Flanders (Belgium) and in Zeeland (The Netherlands) when we talk about...
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 air policing mission in Estonia extended
Belgian Defence's participation in the Enhanced Air Policing Mission (EAPM) in Estonia ended on March 31. A day later, the four F-16s and support...
The first Belgian soldiers, part of NATO’s rapid intervention force, leave for Romania onboard an Airbus A400M
On March 4, an Airbus A400M departed from Melsbroek military airport bound for Romania. Onboard was the vanguard of Belgian soldiers who are part...
Belgian Army to invest in new helicopters and missiles
In 2016 the Belgian Government decided on a new strategic plan that provided for investments in new equipment (among others 34 F-35 fighter jets)...
Belgian Air Component celebrates Air Cadet Wings handover at Beauvechain, Belgium
This Wednesday (24 November), at the Beauvechain base, Belgium the 'Air Cadets' wings were handed over to the class of 2020 and 2021. Due...
All civil and military air traffic controllers to use the same system to manage Belgian airspace
EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC), the Belgian Ministry of Defence and the Belgian air navigation service provider skeyes are jointly developing a...
[Willerzie, Belgium] Special Air Service (SAS) Commemoration with multiple Belgian Special Forces jumps
Special Air Service (SAS) Commemoration
with multiple Belgian Special Forces jumps
Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet.
Lest we forget.
Willerzie, Belgium, Monday September 13th.Willerzie (in Walloon...
Belgian Defence evacuates 400 people from Kabul, repatriates 233 from Islamabad to Brussels
Operation Red Kite in numbers
Since 20 August, Belgian Defence has been conducting evacuation flights from Afghanistan. Also this weekend, Defence set up an airlift...
Air Belgium and TUIfly Belgium might participate in repatriation flights from Afghanistan
Belgian Defence has reached an agreement with Air Belgium and TUIfly Belgium to carry out the repatriation of Belgian nationals from Afghanistan to Belgium,...
Three Belgian Air Force aircraft take off destination Islamabad; evacuation mission on Friday
BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMANDThis morning, two Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft departed from the military airport of Melsbroek, Belgium, with destination Islamabad,...
Belgium sends one A400M and two C130 planes to Kabul for an evacuation mission
The Belgian government has given the green light for the deployment of three Air Force transport aircraft (one new Airbus A400M and two C-130H...
Belgian Defence helps Tunisia with emergency aid against COVID-19 loaded on Tunisian C-130
A Tunisian C-130J (tail number TS-MTL / Z21122) left for Tunisia on Thursday, July 22, with equipment to help the country cope with the...