Merry Christmas, and cheers to a brilliant New Year ahead! #Christmas #MerryChristmas #aviationlovers

If there is one example in Europe of what a military museum should look like, it is the Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM) at the former Soesterberg air base in the Netherlands. You can now find a detailed review of this museum on my website! https://t.co/9uBNlKPAbO #museum

Spanish Ministry of Defence orders 100 Airbus helicopters! - 3 H135 helicopters - 50 H145M helicopters -6 H175M helicopters - 31 NH90 helicopters https://t.co/5uaf7833bu @AirbusHeli @Airbus @EjercitoTierra #helicopters #Airbus #Spain #Defence @SpafAir @HeliOpsMagazine

American fighter jets will not be performing at European air shows in 2026... although this comes as no surprise given the current geopolitical situation! @EuroAirshow @AirshowsOfTheUk @AFThunderbirds @F35demoteam #airshows #Europe #USAF #AviationNews #USA

Old, vintage jets... who doesn't love them? Today, we can still see these beautiful aircraft flying at air shows thanks to the work of many volunteers and a lot of sponsorship, investments and donations! © Kris Christiaens - https://t.co/bPHdPcESpx @NikonBelgie #aviation

For many years, the Pilatus PC-7 has been training new pilots within the Royal Netherlands Air Force. These two-seater training aircraft are stationed at Woensdrecht Air Base and are used for the Elementary Military Pilot Training (EMVO). © Kris Christiaens #Pilatus #pilot

In Brussels, you can visit an impressive museum where you can admire the complete history of Belgian civil and military aviation. Despite its impressive collection, this museum is in very poor condition and desperately needs to be modernized! https://t.co/8El5tUWhJf #Brussels

Long live the King ... © Kris Christiaens - https://t.co/bPHdPcEkzZ @BelgiumDefence @HeliOperations @verticalmag @HeliOpsMagazine #verticalmag #helicopter #SeaKing #aviation @NikonBelgie #Military #navy #SAR

A few years ago, I visited the Muzeum Polskiej Techniki Wojskowej museum in Warsaw, Poland. You can now read an extended review of this beautiful Cold War museum on my website! https://t.co/dGRnXSgAdo #aviation #museum #ColdWar #Poland #Military #Review #tourism

European Rotors 2025 announcements: - Air Transport Europe orders fifth EMS Bell 429 - Østnes Helicopters order ten Airbus H125s - ScanAv to establish Flightcell service centre in Europe - Heli Transair order three Bell 505s for powerline patrol @EuropeanRotors #helicopter

Germany has many aviation museums, but one museum that really stands out is the Technik Museum Speyer. In this museum, where everything is about technology and transport, you can admire more than 70 aircraft and helicopters up close! https://t.co/LdxF7NC5aN @museumtechnik

Last Friday, I spent a few hours at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. This is the home base of NATO's Boeing E-3 Sentry Component which constantly monitors the airspace around NATO territory. © Kris Christiaens - https://t.co/bPHdPcESpx @NATO @NATO_AIRCOM @GermanyNATO @NATOAWACS

If you want to go back in time to the Cold War era and take photos of East German aircraft, you should definitely visit the Luftfahrtmuseum Finowfurt. At my website you can now find a review of this beautiful museum! https://t.co/euTvukKR9P #museum #aviation

In recent days and weeks, Belgium has been plagued by mysterious drones flying over airports and military bases. There are plenty of counter-drone applications available today! Here is a good example: https://t.co/i3GkHIkk0F @DroneShield #drones @FranckenTheo @policefederale

Last week, I visited the fantastic Aviodrome aviation museum in the Netherlands (Lelystad Airport). You can now find a detailed review of this impressive aviation museum on my website: https://t.co/YPVHk1WTtU @Aviodrome @LelystadAirport @Fokker #museum #aviation #Netherlands

In 2019, I had the opportunity to photograph the Belgian Air Force's demo pilot Vador in his own habitat during a fantastic organized air-to-air photo shoot. These are still unforgettable moments! © Kris Christiaens - https://t.co/bPHdPcESpx @2WTac @BelgiumDefence @NikonBelgie

Yesterday, I visited the Volkel air base in the Netherlands, where NATO's annual nuclear exercise ‘Steadfast Noon’ is taking place! © Kris Christiaens - https://t.co/bPHdPcESpx @ItalianAirForce @Kon_Luchtmacht @bundeswehrInfo @VlbVolkel @NATO_AIRCOM @NATO #military #NATO

German Tornado's: they are brutal, they are powerful and they are the backbone of Germany’s strike and reconnaissance capability for decades! © Kris Christiaens - https://t.co/bPHdPcEkzZ @bundeswehrInfo @NATO @NATO_AIRCOM @Team_Luftwaffe @NikonBelgie #aviation #Germany

This is the professional media's knowledge of defense and the Belgian Air Force. They don't even know where they are filming ... poor Belgium! @BelgiumDefence @rtlinfo #f35 #Belgium #media #aviation

Some say it's ugly, I say it's the future and it looks beautiful... © Kris Christiaens - https://t.co/bPHdPcESpx @Kon_Luchtmacht @LockheedMartin @NOD_F35 @NikonBelgie @VlbLeeuwarden @VlbVolkel #F35 #aviation #Nikon