📍 USA 🇺🇸 Final checks. Focused steps. Ready for departure. 🇧🇪 The Commanding Officer of 1SQN, Florennes, prepares to take off for Belgium, flying the ferry that will mark the arrival of the F-35. A symbolic step, and the beginning of a new chapter for our Air Force.

Certified techs 🔧 | Mission-ready F-35s ✈️ 📷Defense - Lockheed Martin

Three Squadrons are driving the future of our🇧🇪 Belgian Air Force with the F-35 & MQ-9B: ✈️ 1SQN – first to operate the F-35. 🐉 10SQN – supports ops with simulators & planning. 🛰️ 2SQN – leads MQ-9B ISR missions. They don’t just fly, they carry our legacy, expertise & future.

14  nations trained together in Norway during Toxic Trip 2025, focusing on CBRN and multinational cooperation. 🇧🇪 Belgium played a key role, both in the field and behind the scenes, contributing specialized units and logistical support.💪🌍

✈️ Yesterday, our pilots officially received their wings during the WINGS Parade! A proud moment marking the start of their journey in the Belgian Air Force. #WingsParade #BelgianAirForce

Our Space Security Center joined #SDSS25 & #WSBW25 in Paris connecting with global partners and sharing our space defense ambitions. Key step for 🇧🇪 Defence’s space capabilities! 🚀

🛫 Tomorrow, 10 F-16s will conduct a training flight over the southwestern zone. 🕑 Low passes and combat maneuvers between 14:00 and 15:45. 📍Florennes, Dinant, Chimay, Marche-les-Dames and nearby areas. 📷Meunier M.

✈️ On Sept 23, Florennes Air Base hosted the official reveal ceremony of the MQ-9B #SkyGuardian, our new remotely piloted aircraft. ✂️ Ribbon-cutting marked the #opening of new #facilities. 🛡️ A key step in strengthening Belgium’s connected and responsive defense within #Europe

✈️ Our 🇧🇪 Air Force pilots in the #ENJJPT program visited Fort Worth, #Texas. 🤝 Strengthening ties with #LockheedMartin and deepening 5th-gen air combat cooperation. A milestone in #training, #innovation, and international #teamwork! 💪🌍

#EuropeanHeritageDays : Wings of #History ✈️ Every #fighter tells a story.✨ From Cold War skies to fifth-generation #stealth, our #aircraft reflect decades of #innovation and #dedication . 📹Belgian Air Force - Baudoux D.

Our 🇧🇪 SAR divers joined their French partners for a week of training in Corsica. 🌊 Wreck dives, marine life exploration, and deep immersions up to 50m in ideal conditions. A mission boosting operational skills and international cooperation. 🤝

Belgium strengthens its defence with the MQ-9B SkyGuardian. Via secure and redundant satellite communications, real-time information is shared with our allies. #MQ9B #BelgianDefence #SatelliteCommunication #EuropeanSecurity

Today, our first 🇧🇪 aeronautical #technicians received their official F-35 certification, presented by our Air Chief. 🎖️ After months of #training in the #US, they’re ready to maintain and operate Belgium’s newest #fighter jet. 👏 Proud moment for our Air Force!

What an incredible weekend at #Sanicole2025! ✈️ So many of you joined us at the Belgian Air Force Village, tried the F-35 Sim & sat in the F-16 cockpit. Thank you for your energy & support! 🙌 📸 de Ribaucourt F.

Two 🇧🇪 SSC operators just completed the #JCO200 #training 🇺🇸 This 1-month #course prepares analysts to monitor #space activity using #commercial data. Now certified as #SEA, they’ll support the #JCO (Meridian Cell) and boost 🇧🇪 space #security. 🔭

Belgian Defence held a press conference with presence of our Minister of Defence. We’re recruiting: pilots, air traffic controllers, technicians, mission planners and more! 👉 75 young people can also join via the one-year military service. More info : https://t.co/dL8BIYqDGk

✈️ Our A400M 🇧🇪🇱🇺 supported the deployment of B-FAST for #ExerciseBulgaria2025. 📦 Strategic airlift enabled fast transport of personnel & gear. 🛫 AOSC trained in a unique international setting. 🌍 Civil-military coordination in disaster response. 📸Gaggero L.

🇧🇪 F-16s on mission in 🇮🇸 Our jets are flying as part of NATO’s Iceland Air Policing. This time, Belgium takes the lead. Quick Reaction Alert 24/7, ready to intercept, protect, and train. Strong skies, strong cooperation. 📷Moors Michael

Seamless synergy with the 🇫🇷 French Air Force during our Black Sea mission! ✅ Perfect interoperability ✅ Streamlined procedures ✅ F-16s operated to the Black Sea & back with our own AAR support A clear show of 🇧🇪 commitment to NATO & EU operations. #Interoperability #AirPower

✈️ Our 🇧🇪 F-16s are now securing Icelandic skies 🇮🇸 from Keflavik Air Base as part of NATO’s Iceland Air Policing mission. Led by the 2nd Tactical Wing, the operation runs from mid-August to mid-September.