I will be downvoted but together with Jasper Pillen he was the only one saying something coherent when he was a member of the commissie defensie.
With what happens to US under trump, I would suggest refraining buying american defense hardwares. Some European ones are incredibly affordable and reliable such as:
– Swedish CV90
– Swedish Saab Gripen
– French AMX light tanks
– Italian or French ships Fincantieri or anything from Naval Group France
– German Marder, Leopards, more A400M
Of course these are easier said than done. But I think the current global dynamics should be stepping stone for a more robust EU defense sector.
Edit:
Would like to add more countries that are friendly to EU and Belgium as potential suppliers for defense armaments:
– Japan: their light tanks and naval ships are very capable. They’re just a bit reluctant in technology sharing and being a very close US ally means their policy might swing following that of Washington.
– Korea: Poland has bought hundreds of their MBT.
– Australia: their bushmaster has been crucial in Ukrainian war.
We have all the capacity domestically to build an armoured vehicle. Cockerill already offers the I-X which could be interesting, but additionally has acquired Arquus which gives it pretty much all the capacity to develop and produce what we need without us having to spend a dime on a foreign economy.
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I will be downvoted but together with Jasper Pillen he was the only one saying something coherent when he was a member of the commissie defensie.
With what happens to US under trump, I would suggest refraining buying american defense hardwares. Some European ones are incredibly affordable and reliable such as:
– Swedish CV90
– Swedish Saab Gripen
– French AMX light tanks
– Italian or French ships Fincantieri or anything from Naval Group France
– German Marder, Leopards, more A400M
Of course these are easier said than done. But I think the current global dynamics should be stepping stone for a more robust EU defense sector.
Edit:
Would like to add more countries that are friendly to EU and Belgium as potential suppliers for defense armaments:
– Japan: their light tanks and naval ships are very capable. They’re just a bit reluctant in technology sharing and being a very close US ally means their policy might swing following that of Washington.
– Korea: Poland has bought hundreds of their MBT.
– Australia: their bushmaster has been crucial in Ukrainian war.
At least we have War Pig
Time dust off this classic: [een klein leger maar een dik leger](https://youtu.be/db_oSh33Vc8?si=NNfYBbppei2uAT7E)
We have all the capacity domestically to build an armoured vehicle. Cockerill already offers the I-X which could be interesting, but additionally has acquired Arquus which gives it pretty much all the capacity to develop and produce what we need without us having to spend a dime on a foreign economy.
Nuke capable?
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