Here are the first images of the first Belgian Air Force F-35A during its maiden flight. On May 14, 2024, AY-03, the third of a total order of 34 F-35s destined to Belgium, made its first flight. The ...

Belgium’s Air Force welcomed its first three F35 fighter jets on Monday at Florennes Air Base in the south of Belgium and were welcomed by King Philippe of Belgium. (AP Video by Mark Carlson) What ...

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 ...

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 first F-35A Lightning II to be permanently ...

The first Belgian F-35A Lightning II arrived at Luke Air Force Base on 3 December 2024, marking an important milestone in the ...

Lockheed Martin presented the Belgian Air Force with its first F-35A Lightning II, designated AY-01, which will be based at Luke Air Force Base for pilot and maintainer training. This presentation is ...

PARIS — Belgium will buy more F-35s, a third frigate and spend billions of euros on air defense as part of an updated strategic plan approved by the government on Friday, with the country seeking to ...

Belgium has welcomed the first three of its Lockheed Martin F-35As to their home at Florennes air base, with the fifth-generation type to progressively replace its aged Lockheed F-16AM/BMs before the ...

Maj. Gen. Theirry Dupont signs the bulkhead on Belgium's first F-35A. Credit: Belgian Air Force Belgium’s air force has released the first pictures of the air arm’s initial Lockheed Martin F-35A now ...

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 ...