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Belgium Receives F-35A Stealth Fighters
On October 13, 2025, Belgium’s first Block 4 F-35A Lightning IIs rolled into Florennes to stand up 1st Squadron Stingers, a clear pivot toward a 45 aircraft fifth generation fleet with APG-85 and TR-3 that adds fresh teeth to NATO’s growing wall of stealth over Europe. #F35A #Belgium #NATO #AirPower #StealthFighter #MilitaryAviation #EuropeanDefense #Florennes #APG85 #TR3
A time relegated to the background, the assumption of the purchase of the American fifth-generation fighter would now be the subject of negotiations at an advanced stage, while the kingdom has just announced a further increase in its defence budget in 2026.
Two more Polish F-35s have taken to the skies, the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces announced. Seven Polish Hussars have already rolled off the Lockheed Martin production lines in Texas. The first of them will arrive in Poland at the turn of May and June 2026.
Belgium Upgrades Air Defence • With New US F-35s
Belgium is enhancing its air defence capabilities with the addition of 34 new F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. Belgian pilots recently flew the first F-35s from the United States to Florennes Air Base in Belgium, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that the country has introduced a new type
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