Tagged: Belgium

2023 03 23 Belgium signs commitment for second MRTT aircraft 0

Belgium formalises second MRTT tanker buy to bring NATO MMU fleet to 10

Belgium has formalised the procurement of a second Airbus A330-200 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) as its contribution to the NATO Multinational MRTT Unit (MMU). Minister of Defence Ludivine Dedonder signed the memorandum of understanding...

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Lockheed Martin to build 127 F-35 jet fighter-bomber aircraft, avionics, and sensors for U.S. and allies

Combat aircraft designers at Lockheed Martin Corp. will build 127 F-35 jet fighter-bombers for U.S. military services and allies under terms of a $7.8 billion order announced on Friday. The F-35 is a fifth-generation...

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Belgium’s first Airbus A400M flown

Airbus Defence and Space has flown the first Belgian Air Force A400M, wearing temporary test registration A4M106,from Seville/San Pablo Airport, Spain on July 30. The first Airbus A400M for the Belgian Air Force, CT-02/A4M106,...

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International Space Station’s orbit to be raised by 600 meters

  The medium height of the International Space Station’s flight orbit will be raised by 600 meters with the help of the engines of the Zvezda module on January 17, Russia’s Mission Control said...

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Nuclear Days / European Nuclear Capabilities

The Strike evaluation Exercise Steadfast Noon 2012 (SFNN 2012), which was held late last year at the Belgian Air Component base at Kleine Brogel, demonstrated that NATO still maintains an airborne nuclear component, despite...