Belgian Wings Website Update: 28 October 2013

Regards,

Daniel Brackx

Video: "live demonstration of Belgian medevac helicopter Agusta A-109 visit Peter de Crem Gao Mali"

live demonstration of Belgian medevac helicopter Agusta A-109 visit Peter de Crem Gao Mali by armyreco Tuesday, February 26, 2013, French troops from operation Serval based in Gao has received the visit of Defence Minister of Belgium, Mister Peter De Crem (Read more http://www.armyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6661 ). He was accompanied by the Belgian Chief of Army Staff and a military delegation. Mister Peter Crem has visited the Belgian helicopter crews involved in the French operation Serval in Mali. Belgium has supplied two Agusta 109 helicopters which have been modified for MEDEVAC operations. Army Recognition Global Defence News Online military magazine for defence and security industry Worldwide Defense & Security News Marketing and advertising for Defense & Security Industry and Exhibition Land Forces equipment, weapons and vehicles http://www.armyrecognition.com ©2013 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

Le Soir : Number one on the army’s list of concerns, Belgium has no choice but to replace its F-16 fighters

Posted on 26 October 2013 by elanlanguages

General Caelenberge deems that it's no longer possible to update the current fighters.
The budgetary and industrial impact of this upgrade alone will extend beyond the defense sector.

Even if Belgium replaced only half of its present F-16 fleet of 64 fighters at €75 million each, the expense would reach the €2.4 billion mark, almost the entire army budget. What if over the period of one year, all the police officers, firefighter and magistrate salaries, all the Interior and Justice departments expenses were absorbed by a single military purchase such as around thirty F-35 Lightning II fighters?

Read more at http://blog.lesoir.be/lesoirinenglish/2013/10/26/number-one-on-the-armys-list-of-concerns-belgium-has-no-choice-but-to-replace-its-f-16-fighters/