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Belgium's F-16 delay to Ukraine: Sparking concerns over U.S. role
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever confirmed media reports about issues related to transferring F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. These aircraft, meant for the Ukrainian army fighting against Russia, ...
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Belgium postpones delivery of F-16 fighters to Ukraine — planes will arrive no earlier than 2026
His words are quoted by France 24. The delay is due to the fact that the Belgian Air Force has not yet received the new F-35 fighters, which are to replace the F-16s. It was previously expected that ...
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Belgium aims to increase defence spending to 2% of GDP this year
BRUSSELS, March 4 (Reuters) - The Belgian government aims to accelerate defence spending by 4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in the coming months, the Belgian defence ministry said on Tuesday ...
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Putin Is Happy: Belgium Can’t Deliver Its F-16s To Ukraine On Time
On Thursday, Belgium Air Force Chief of Staff General Fredrik Vansina acknowledged that the transfer of the first of thirty U.S.-made multirole fighters would be delayed, due to slower-than ...
Kyiv Post27d
Belgian F-16 Deliveries to Ukraine Delayed by F-35 Hold-Up
Belgium’s Air Force Chief of Staff General Frederik Vansina (R) pictured withTurkey’s Chief of General Staff, General Metin Gürak, in Brussels on Jan. 14. Photo: Facebook. He explained that this was a ...
The Straits Times18d
Belgium aims to increase defence spending to 2% of GDP this year
The new Belgium government had said last month it would reach this threshold by 2029. Defence spending is currently around 1.3% of Belgian GDP, and has never reached the 2% level before. De Wever ...