Belgium’s Air Force retired its final two Alouette III light utility helicopters on July 8. Their official retirement followed a final flight from their home base of Koksijide Air Base… Continue reading "Belgium’s Air Force Retires Its Alouette III Utility Helicopters"
The Dutch Ministry of Defense reports that the pilot and crew chief of a Belgian Air Force F-16 have been taken to hospital, following an incident during the startup of… Continue reading "Two Injured In Belgian F-16 Startup Incident At Dutch Air Base"
The Belgian Ministry of Defence yesterday announced the grounding of the Belgian Air Force’s entire F-16 fleet for engine inspections. The grounding follows the discovery that “several” engines installed in… Continue reading "Belgium Grounds Its F-16s For Fleet-Wide Engine Inspections"
The Belgian Air Force’s 20th Squadron yesterday debuted a special livery for CH-01, its first C-130H, to commemorate the retirement of the squadron’s C-130H fleet by the end of this… Continue reading "Belgian Air Force’s First C-130 Dons Farewell Commemorative Livery"
The Belgian Ministry of Defence announced today that it is considering cutting back flight operations of the NH90 Tactical Troop Transport Helicopters (TTH) used by the Belgian Air Component. In… Continue reading "Belgium Considering Cutting Back NH90 Troop Transport Helicopter Operations"