"This will put an end to what I can safely call a ‘period of national disgrace,'" said Belgium's new defense minister, Theo ...

In addition to procuring more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, Belgium will acquire A400M freighters, a helicopter fleet, and armed drones. In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO members have ...

Brussels has announced plans to acquire 34 of the F-35s, which will replace its aging fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons by the end of the decade.

Belgium will also rejoin KFOR, NATO's force in Kosovo, in 2025. Furthermore, four Belgian F-16 fighter jets, which carried out an air defense mission in Lithuania in 2024, will be deployed to ...

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever stressed the importance of the NATO alliance with the U.S. at his first European summit. He announced plans to increase Belgium's defense spending to 2% of GDP, ...

Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet told local media that Belgium is looking to build new reactors. He repeated plans to increase defence spending to 2% of GDP by 2029, in line with NATO commitments ...

New Belgian PM says Europe cannot defend itself alone De Wever says EU defence needs to be part of NATO Conservative nationalist wants less EU regulation 'Who are you?' some others said at EU ...

New Belgian PM Wants to Cool EU 'Regulatory Fervour', Defend Europe Within NATO By Bart H. Meijer and Geert De Clercq BRUSSELS (Reuters) - New right-wing Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said ...