Belgium Plans New Acquisitions With Defense Spending Ramp Up | Aviation Week Network

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Tony Osborne
April 30, 2025

NHIndustries

Credit: NHIndustries

Belgium will arm its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters with standoff weapons and acquire a new fleet of search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters, a policy note produced by the country’s Defense Minister Theo Francken has revealed. The document, published online by Francken on April 25, also calls for a new…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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