The deal with Dassault has a vallue of €124 million and involves 2 Falcon 7X aircraft, these will replace the Embraer 135/145 wich will be put up for sale.
the deal was made without public knowledge, the contract has a period of 12 years.
opinion: the deal has caused a stir in public opinion, especialy as the Belgian Armed Forces are underfunded and are struggling to pay wages to its personel.
also the high cost of the deal raises questions, at that cost, they could have simply bought them, or lease executive aircraft from Belgian air charter companies.
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By: BlackArcher
- 16th September 2019 at 19:51Permalink
The deal with Dassault has a vallue of €124 million and involves 2 Falcon 7X aircraft, these will replace the Embraer 135/145 wich will be put up for sale.
the deal was made without public knowledge, the contract has a period of 12 years.
opinion: the deal has caused a stir in public opinion, especialy as the Belgian Armed Forces are underfunded and are struggling to pay wages to its personel.
also the high cost of the deal raises questions, at that cost, they could have simply bought them, or lease executive aircraft from Belgian air charter companies.
Your headline says wet lease while the article says dry lease...
A dry lease seems to be better suited for an air force. ;)
By: TomcatViP
- 20th September 2019 at 08:55Permalink- Edited 20th September 2019 at 09:00
Belgian F-16 crash over France.
Both pilots OK.
A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday in western France, damaging a house, setting a field ablaze and leaving a pilot suspended for two hours from a high-voltage electricity line after his parachute got caught, according to French authorities.
Emergency workers extracted the pilot safely after cutting off power in the area, and he was been taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, a spokesman for the regional administration told The Associated Press.
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By: BlackArcher - 13th September 2019 at 18:04 Permalink
LCA Navy Mk1 prototype makes it's first arrested landing
Twitter link
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By: Nils - 16th September 2019 at 15:39 Permalink - Edited 16th September 2019 at 20:17
Belgian Air Force dry-leases 2 Falcon 7X's for VIP transport.
The deal with Dassault has a vallue of €124 million and involves 2 Falcon 7X aircraft, these will replace the Embraer 135/145 wich will be put up for sale.
the deal was made without public knowledge, the contract has a period of 12 years.
opinion: the deal has caused a stir in public opinion, especialy as the Belgian Armed Forces are underfunded and are struggling to pay wages to its personel.
also the high cost of the deal raises questions, at that cost, they could have simply bought them, or lease executive aircraft from Belgian air charter companies.
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By: BlackArcher - 16th September 2019 at 19:51 Permalink
GE qualifies F110-129 engine for F-15EX
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By: BlackArcher - 16th September 2019 at 19:52 Permalink
Russia faces low training aircraft serviceability levels
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By: BlackArcher - 16th September 2019 at 19:55 Permalink
RAF puts BAe-146 up for sale
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By: eagle - 16th September 2019 at 19:58 Permalink - Edited 16th September 2019 at 19:58
Your headline says wet lease while the article says dry lease...
A dry lease seems to be better suited for an air force. ;)
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By: Nils - 16th September 2019 at 20:17 Permalink
my mistake :)
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By: AndrewW - 16th September 2019 at 20:55 Permalink - Edited 16th September 2019 at 21:11
Sentinel R1 in emergency over North Sea
According to Express. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/11...l-R1-north-sea
Edit: Rapid descent indicates pressurisation problem ?
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By: BlackArcher - 16th September 2019 at 21:16 Permalink
F-35A sale to Poland gains approval
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By: BlackArcher - 17th September 2019 at 00:24 Permalink
Elbit to supply EW kit for Portugal's KC-390s
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By: Spitfire9 - 17th September 2019 at 16:00 Permalink
Air-to-Air Missile Astra Successfully Flight Tested from Su-30 MKI
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/205923/india%E2%80%99s-astra-aam-fired-from-su_30-shoots-down-target.html
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By: TomcatViP - 20th September 2019 at 08:55 Permalink - Edited 20th September 2019 at 09:00
Belgian F-16 crash over France.
Both pilots OK.
https://news.google.com/articles/CBM...S&ceid=US%3Aen
https://www.letelegramme.fr/fait-divers/crash-de-pluvigner-ce-que-l-on-sait-19-09-2019-12387298.php
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By: BlackArcher - 20th September 2019 at 18:47 Permalink - Edited 20th September 2019 at 18:48
Boeing MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker flies for first time
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By: BlackArcher - 20th September 2019 at 19:12 Permalink
Boeing begins building first KC-46A for Japan
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By: BlackArcher - 20th September 2019 at 19:14 Permalink
USAF may retire B-1s to free funds for B-21 Raider
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By: BlackArcher - 20th September 2019 at 19:28 Permalink
USAF christens T-X as T-7A Red Hawk
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By: BlackArcher - 20th September 2019 at 19:32 Permalink
First F-35As for US Air National Guard
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By: Spitfire9 - 22nd September 2019 at 22:18 Permalink
Rolls-Royce F130 engine for B-52 completes early testing
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/rolls-royce-f130-engine-for-b-52-completes-early-testing/
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By: BlackArcher - 23rd September 2019 at 22:22 Permalink
France receives first KC-130J transport
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By: BlackArcher - 24th September 2019 at 19:46 Permalink - Edited 27th September 2019 at 18:19
Taiwan rolls out indigenous T-5 trainer aircraft