Belgium

The budget committee OK’d €152 million ($165 million) for Germany’s contribution to the A400M enhancement.

NATO partners have linked arms on a responsive space launch initiative that could use Europe’s growing network of spaceports.

Belgium, Denmark and Romania had entered preliminary discussions as of December 2023.

The SATS and China-based Sinotrans Air Freight link-up will potentially see the pair set up gateway hubs for Sinoair in Belgium, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

NATO looks set to purchase a further three Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft to bolster the alliance’s Multinational MRTT Unit.

Whisper Aero has unveiled a prototype glider powered by its largest electric ducted-fan thruster to date.

After months of preparation, Ukraine is about to receive its first batch of F-16s to help it battle Russia.

Belgium’s government has approved a long-awaited purchase of 15 Airbus H145M twin-engine light helicopters for the country’s military.

The Netherlands has declared its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet ready to take on the dual-capable aircraft (DCA) nuclear mission from the F-16.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo has confirmed the country will supply 30 F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine, but they may not arrive this year.

Upcoming talks could set the stage for Belgium to step up from “observer” to “partner” status on the Franco-German-Spanish future combat air system project.

After studying the effects of noise from Brussels Airport on local residents, a Belgian health advisory body is recommending a ban on night flights.

Belgium has officially become an observer in the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Airbus officials have stated.

The end of the F-16’s operational service in the Netherlands has moved a step closer with the type’s withdrawal from domestic air policing operations.

Belgium’s deputy prime minister and mobility minister Georges Gilkinet said he was pushing for short-haul flight caps at both Belgian and European levels.

Ukraine will begin receiving F-16 combat aircraft this summer, the Danish government has announced.

The Netherlands has become the latest country to put the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on alert.

Norway is to supply two Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters and a cadre of flight instructors to support the training of Ukrainian pilots in Denmark.

Belgian airports face a weekend of disruption as activists target the country’s aviation sector with planned protests starting Dec. 15 through Dec. 17.

Ship remote control service Seafar is integrating neXat, a satellite communications service, into its remote ship navigation technology.

Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder has told Belgian radio station RTL on Oct. 11 that Belgium would be able to send F-16s to Ukraine after 2025­.

The Technology Refresh 3 upgrade to the Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF may delay Belgium's acquisition of the aircraft by at least six months.

Training of Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 combat aircraft could get underway in the coming months.

The ULCC will operate 12 routes to the airport but its base will remain closed.

Brindisi and Zurich are new destinations joining the carrier’s network in summer 2023.