Air Services
Belgium
Belgian Air Component / Luchtcomponent
Known as the Belgian Air Force until January 2002, the Belgian Air Component is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces.
It was originally founded in 1909 as the Belgian military aviation.
Combat
F16AM Fighting Falcon
FA110 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
F-16AM FA123 & FA124 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
Airpower 2011, Zeltweg
'Solo' Display Team
Radom Airshow 2013
RIAT 2015
Training
F16BM Fighting Falcon
FB23 - Tiger Meet 2014
FB23 - Tiger Meet 2014
Aermacchi SF.260
SF260D ST-35 @ Florennes 2012
SF260D ST-40 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
Transport
Airbus A400M
CT-01 to 07 (Introduced December 2020)
CT-5 @ Stansted 2023
Dassault Falcon 7X
Dry-leased OO-FAE & OO-LUM (Introduced October 2020)
Helicopters
NH90-NFH
RN-02 @ Gilze-Rijen 2014
RN-06 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
Agusta A109
A109BA H40 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
A109BA 'Display Team' H24 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
Demonstration Team
HARDSHIP RED
'Red Devils'
Founded in 1957, following the disbandment of the Acrobobs demonstration team, the team initially flew 9 standard 'camo' scheme Hawker Hunters. The 'Red Devils' team name was adopted in 1960 when they flew only 4 Hunters, painted red, but they were disbanded soon after. The team was reformed in 1965 using 7 Fouga Magister CM-170R again in a red paint scheme. The number of aircraft flown in the early 1970's was reduced until the team stopped flying in 1977. In 2008 the team were reformed in an 'unofficial' capacity using 4 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 trainers. In the following year the team, having received 'official' status, became known as 'Hardship Red', the call-sign of the Belgian Marchetti instructor pilots and the main color of their badge. The team was re-branded in 2011 as the 'Red Devils' and their aircraft repainted back to a red scheme.
Koksijde 2011
Koksijde 2011
Future
F-35A Lightning II
MQ-9 Sky Guardian (UAV)
Recently retired
Airbus A330
(Leased from Hi-Fly between 2009 and 2014)
A330-322 CS-CMT @ Koksijde 2011
A330-322 CS-CMT @ Koksijde 2011
Dassault Falcon 20E-5 Mystere
CM-01 & CM-02 (Retired 22/12/2016)
CM-01 @ Florennes 2012
CM-01 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
Westland Seaking
(Retired December 2018)
Mk48 RS-03 @ Koksijde 2011
Mk48 RS-04 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
Dassault Falcon 900B
(Retired 02/07/2019)
CD-01 @ RIAT 2013
B-Hunter 80 UAV
(Retired 28/08/2020)
276 - Kleine Brogel 2014
274 - Kleine Brogel 2014
Alpha Jet
(Retired December 2020)
Kleine Brogel 2014
Alpha Jet 1B+ AT 29 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
Embraer ERJ-135LR
CE-01 & CE-02 (Retired December 2020)
CE-02 @ Albacete TLP 2012
CE-02 @ Albacete TLP 2012
Embraer ERJ-145LR
CE-03 & CE-04 (Retired December 2020)
CE-03 @ Florennes 2012
CE-04 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III
(Retired July 2021)
M1 @ Florennes Air show 2012
M3 @ Kleine Brogel 2014
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
(Retired December 2021)
C-130H CH-12 @ Koksijde 2011
C-130H CH-04 @ Kleine Brogel 2014