Belgian Air Component

One of the oldest but still very active aircraft of the Belgian Air Force are the Siai-Marchetti SF.260 which were delivered between 1969 and 1971. As can be read on this article in Scramble news, the air force is looking for a a replacement aircraft but no plans are revealed just yet.

(Beauvechain, December 2021, Mischa Siebeling)

The days for the NH90TTH are numbered..the type will soon be replaced by the H145M.

(Kleine Brogel Sept 2014, Niels Quist)

Since the retirement of the C-130, the A400M is now fully operational for airlift duties.

(Brussel-Zaventem, July 2021, Frank Noort)

After a short period of flying with no titles, Falcon 7X OO-LUM and OO-FAE wear Belgian Air Force titels and the 21 squadron badge. They retain their civil registration though.

(Ursel, 9 Juli 2022, Niels de Ceuster)

Six Piper Super Cubs arrived in 1975 when they were taken over from the Royal Netherlands Air Force. However in 2002, the remaining five Cubs received a substantial upgrade when almost everything was replaced like wings, airframe and motor, practically making it new airplanes. The five Super Cubs still are active and flown by the Belgian Air Force.

(Kleine Brogel, Toon Cox)

The first four Belgian F-35As will be delivered to Luke AFB (AZ), the remaining thirty aircraft will be based at Kleine Brogel and Florennes air bases. However, the latter will not see the first aircraft arriving before April 2025 and Kleine Brogel will have to wait until 2027.

(Fort Worth, 14 May 2024, Victoria Fontana)

The Belgian have plans to buy eighteen new helicopters as a replacement for the NH90-TTH medium-sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter and the Agusta A109 lightweight, twin-engine, multi-purpose helicopter. The eighteen helicopters are to be divided in fourteen light helicopters and four heavier ones, together capable of transporting a combat company of one hundred men. Meanwhile, the A109s operate out of Beauvechain air base

(Beauvechain, December 2021, Frank Noort)

The Rijkswacht (Belgian Police) Cessna 182's have been transferred to the Air Force and are operating from Beauvechain

(Beauvechain, Toon Cox)

Unlike it’s Air Force brother, the naval variant of the NH90, the NH90 NFH is quite successful. Four operate out of Koksijde airbase but will be moved to Oostende in the future. Here the RN-02 was photographed after the SAR meet of 2021 when the rainclouds were forming and rainbows appeared.

(Koksijde, September 2021, Frank Noort)

The Belgian Air Cadets own 26 gliders of various types. Grob102 Astir, Grob 103 and Grob 103A Twin Astir, Glaser-Dirks DG-300 and DG-505 can be found at various places in Belgium in the summer to educate and train young people between 15 and 19 years old in the art of flying. Grob 102 PL71 is seen here at Weelde.

(Weelde, September 2020, Oscar Vis)