Belgian Air Force

Entrega del primer F-35 belga

21st January 2025

Las Fuerzas Aéreas belgas han recibido su primer F-35.

Belgian Air Force

First Belgian F-35 delivered

21st January 2025

The Belgian Air Force has taken delivery of its first F-35.

Belgian Air Force

The cockpit sections of Dassault Mirage 5BA BA-27 and Mirage 5BR BR-22 have been added to the collection assembled by the Mirage 5 BD-09 Restoration Group, also known as the Mirage Team BD-09, located in Hangar H27 at the former Belgian Air Force air base at Brustem, just east of Sint-Truiden.

Aeroplane July 2024

Last operational Belgian Starfighter on display at B&B

20th June 2024

At Bilzen, Belgium, 20-odd miles north of Liège, Luc Degens has completed restoration of the last Lockheed F-104G Starfighter to fly with the Belgian Air Force, serial FX99 (c/n 9172).

Belgian Air Force

Los "Vipers" belgas interceptan Su-30 rusos sobre el Báltico

14th December 2023

Los Fighting Falcons belgas F-16AM/BM (MLU) fueron lanzados desde la base aérea de Šiauliai (Lituania) para interceptar aviones de combate rusos sobre el Mar Báltico el 6 de diciembre, una semana después de que la Fuerza Aérea Belga (BAF) asumiera el liderazgo de la misión de la OTAN de Vigilancia Aérea del Báltico (BAP).

Belgian Air Force

Belgian ‘Vipers’ intercept Russian Su-30s over the Baltic

14th December 2023

Belgian F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcons were launched from Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, to intercept Russian fighter aircraft over the Baltic Sea on December 6 – within one week of the Belgian Air Force taking over the lead of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission

Belgian Air Force

Lockheed Martin presenta el primer F-35A para Bélgica

11th December 2023

Lockheed Martin presentó formalmente el primer F-35A Lightning II para Bélgica a representantes del gobierno belga durante una ceremonia de entrega en las instalaciones de producción del F-35 de la compañía en Fort Worth, Texas, el 10 de diciembre.

Belgian Air Force

Lockheed Martin rolls out first F-35A for Belgium

11th December 2023

Lockheed Martin formally presented the first F-35A Lightning II for Belgium to representatives from the Belgian government during a rollout ceremony at the company’s F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 10

Belgian Air Force

Bélgica acepta enviar F-16 a Ucrania a partir de 2025

18th October 2023

Bruselas ha prometido que Bélgica se unirá a Dinamarca, Noruega y los Países Bajos en la transferencia de algunos de sus cazas F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon a Ucrania, aunque el primero de un número no revelado de aviones no se entregará a Kiev hasta 2025.

Belgian Air Force

Belgium agrees to send outgoing F-16s to Ukraine from 2025

18th October 2023

Brussels has pledged that Belgium will in fact join Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands in transferring some of its outgoing F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon fighters to Ukraine, though the first of an undisclosed number of jets will not be handed over to Kyiv until 2025

Belgian Air Force

Bélgica retira su primer F-16 tras casi 40 años de operaciones

19th September 2023

Las Fuerzas Aéreas belgas (BAF) retiraron de servicio su primer F-16AM (MLU) Fighting Falcon el 8 de septiembre, después de que el caza polivalente alcanzara el hito de las 8.000 horas de vuelo.

Belgian Air Force

Belgium retires first F-16 from use after nearly 40 years of ops

19th September 2023

The Belgium Air Force withdrew its first F-16AM (MLU) Fighting Falcon from operational use on September 8, after the multi-role fighter reached the 8,000 flight hour milestone

Acquisitions

Otro C-130H ex belga listo para su entrega a Pakistán

3rd July 2023

Otro antiguo transporte táctico Lockheed C-130H Hércules operado por la Fuerza Aérea Belga (BAF) ha sido preparado para su transferencia a la Fuerza Aérea de Pakistán (PAF) y ha sido visto recientemente en la Base Aérea de Melsbroek -que comparte emplazamiento con el aeropuerto de Bruselas y alberga la 15ª Ala de Transporte Aéreo- a la espera de ser entregado a su nuevo operador.

Acquisitions

Another ex-Belgian C-130H ready for delivery to Pakistan

3rd July 2023

Another former Belgian Air Force-operated Lockheed C-130H Hercules tactical transport has been readied for transfer to the Pakistan Air Force and was recently spotted at Melsbroek Air Base – which is co-located at Brussels Airport and home to the 15th Air Transport Wing – awaiting delivery to its new operator

Belgian Air Component

Spitfire returns 'home' — and makes show debut

1st June 2023

Ex-Belgian Air Force fighter-reconnaissance ‘Spit’ takes part in Florennes commemoration and gives first airshow display at La Ferté-Alais

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