ST Engineering iDirect’s Belgian manufacturing centre selected for NATO ESSM Block 2 missile programme support
ST Engineering iDirect has announced that its Manufacturing Competence Center in Erpe-Mere, Belgium, has been selected by Raytheon to support the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 programme.
Belgium declares €100 billion FCAS fighter jet project dead amid Franco-German rift and renewed uncertainty
Belgium’s Defence Minister Theo Francken said on Friday that recent remarks by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have effectively brought the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project to an end.
U.S. Department of War awards over $200 million contract to Belgium’s Sabena for F-16 maintenance for Ukraine
The U.S. Department of War said it had awarded a $235.4 million contract to Belgium-based Sabena Aerospace Engineering to provide maintenance support for F-16 fighter jets supplied to Ukraine.
Belgium orders new wheeled LEGUAN bridge layers from KNDS to reinforce army engineering units
KNDS Deutschland and the Belgian Ministry of Defence have signed a contract for the delivery of LEGUAN accompanying bridge systems on wheeled carriers for the Belgian Land Component.
Hensoldt-Theon consortium wins OCCAR order for night vision goggles for German, Belgian forces
The European defence procurement agency OCCAR has commissioned a consortium of HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH and Theon Sensors S.A. to supply additional night vision goggles to the German and Belgian Armed Forces.
Belgium to arm its MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft with Hellfire guided missiles
The U.S. Department of State has approved Belgium’s request for a possible sale of AGM-114R2 Hellfire guided missiles.
Pilatus Aircraft secures Belgian PC-7 MKX selection under long term contract for new pilot training system
The Belgian Government has selected the Pilatus PC-7 MKX Training System as the new basic training solution for the Belgian Air Force.
Belgium selects Origin Robotics’ BLAZE interceptor to boost urgent counter-drone capacity
Origin Robotics said the Belgian Ministry of Defence has chosen its AI-powered BLAZE interceptor for a 50 million euro counter-drone package approved to improve Belgium’s ability to detect, track and neutralise hostile unmanned aircraft.
Belgium and Netherlands sign agreement to acquire NASAMS air defence systems for regional airspace protection
Belgium and the Netherlands have reached an agreement in principle to jointly acquire Norwegian NASAMS air defence systems.
First three Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets arrive in Belgium
Three F-35 fighter jets ordered by Belgium arrived at Florennes Air Base on Monday, with a fourth delayed due to “technical uncertainty regarding its airworthiness,” according to the Ministry of Defence.
Belgium’s first MQ-9B SkyGuardian completes maiden flight at Florennes Air Base
The first of four MQ-9B SkyGuardians ordered by Belgian Defence from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. made its maiden flight in Belgium on 23 September following its arrival at Florennes Air Base in August.
Belgian Ambassador Highlights F-35 training and operational interoperability at Luke Air Force Base
Belgian Ambassador to the United States, Frederic Bernard, and Belgian Brig. Gen. Bart Verbist, Defence Attaché, visited Luke Air Force Base on 15 September 2025 to observe the training of Belgian Airmen on the F-35A Lightning II.