Back القوات الجوية البلجيكية Arabic Belgické letectvo Czech Belgische Luftstreitkräfte German Componente Aéreo del Ejército Belga Spanish نیروی هوایی بلژیک Persian Belgian ilmavoimat Finnish Composante air French Compoñente Aérea de Bélxica Galician Belga Légierő Hungarian Angkatan Udara Belgia ID
| Belgian Air Component | |
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 Belgian Air Component wings | |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Type | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
| Size | 6,500 (2019)[1] 119 aircraft and UAV's |
| Part of | Belgian Armed Forces |
| Website | www.mil.be |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Thierry Dupont |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| Fin flash |  |
| Ensign |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | F-16A |
| Helicopter | NH90, AW109BAi |
| Trainer | F-16B, SF.260 |
| Transport | A400M Atlas, Dassault Falcon 7X |
| Tanker | A330 MRTT (NATO MRTT unit) |
The Belgian Air Component (Dutch: Luchtcomponent, French: Composante air) is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces,[2][3] and until January 2002 it was officially known as the Belgian Air Force (Dutch: Belgische Luchtmacht; French: Force aérienne belge). It was founded in 1909 and is one of the world's oldest air services.
The commander is Major General Thierry Dupont, appointed on 17 September 2020.[4]
- ^ "De Belgische Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers". www.lachambre.be (in Dutch). 14 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "La Défense" (in French). Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Defensie" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Vliegbasis van Kleine Brogel zwaait generaal-majoor Frederik Vansina uit". VRT NWS (in Dutch). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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