The Belgian Air Force has officially welcomed its first F-35A Lightning II to Florennes Air Base, joining the growing European “wall of F-35s.” Belgium’s ...

Belgium officially welcomed its first three F-35 Lightning II fighter jets (tail numbers FL 009, FL010 and FL012) today at ...

Belgium’s first F-35A fighters arrive at Florennes, marking the start of fifth-generation operations as Brussels prepares to ...

New F-35As arrived at Florennes Air Base this year and will join the Belgian Air Force 1st Squadron. They are scheduled to be operational in rapid-response roles by 2027. Belgium plans to keep its ...

Belgian Air Force personnel completed initial MQ-9B training at GA-ASI’s Flight Test & Training Center in Grand Forks, North ...

Belgium has taken over the mission of patrolling airspace around fellow NATO member Iceland, dispatching Lockheed Martin F-16As to the island nation. Without an air force but strategically located ...

The service decided to cancel the 2024 season and focus on the transition to the F-35. The Belgian Air Force unexpectedly announced on Feb. 19, 2024, that the F-16 Solo Display Team will not be ...

In addition to procuring more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, Belgium will acquire A400M freighters, a helicopter fleet, and armed drones. In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO members have ...

On 15 September 2025, the Belgian Ambassador to the United States, Frederic Bernard, and Belgian Brigadier General Bart Verbist, Defence Attaché, visited Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Their primary ...

DAVIDSON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that it has been awarded a $26 million multi-year contract by the Belgian Air Force to implement a modernization ...