Belgian Air Force
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The Belgian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Belgium’s armed forces, responsible for the country’s air defense, surveillance, and support operations.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belgian Air Component | 22 |
| Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces | 1 |
| Belgian Air Component air base network | 1 |
| Belgian Air Force high command | 1 |
| Belgian Military Aviation | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| alliance | NATO ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
Baltic Air Policing
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO Baltic Air Policing
Baltic Air Policing ⓘ
surface form:
NATO Enhanced Air Policing
air transport missions ⓘ air-to-air operations ⓘ air-to-ground operations ⓘ humanitarian airlift ⓘ international peacekeeping missions ⓘ reconnaissance missions ⓘ search and rescue operations ⓘ |
| formerName |
Belgian Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Air Component
Belgian Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Military Aviation
|
| hasCapability |
air refueling (via partners and pooled assets)
ⓘ
airspace surveillance radar network ⓘ joint operations with land and naval forces ⓘ precision-guided munitions delivery ⓘ tactical air transport ⓘ tactical helicopter operations ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
10th Tactical Wing
ⓘ
15th Air Transport Wing ⓘ 1st Wing ⓘ 2nd Tactical Wing ⓘ Advanced Flying Training School ⓘ Air Defence Control Centre ⓘ Air Traffic Control Centre ⓘ Basic Flying Training School ⓘ Helicopter Wing ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Evere ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Luchtcomponent
ⓘ
surface form:
Composante air
Luchtcomponent ⓘ |
| operatesBase |
Beauvechain Air Base
ⓘ
Florennes Air Base ⓘ Gavere-Semmerzake ⓘ Kleine-Brogel Air Base ⓘ Koksijde Air Base ⓘ Brussels Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Melsbroek Air Base
|
| partOf | Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| responsibility |
air policing of Belgian airspace
ⓘ
air policing of Luxembourg airspace ⓘ |
| role |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
air defense ⓘ airspace surveillance ⓘ support operations ⓘ |
| sharesMission |
Armed Forces of Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg Armed Forces
Royal Netherlands Air Force ⓘ |
| usesAircraft |
Airbus A400M Atlas
ⓘ
Embraer ERJ 135 ⓘ Embraer ERJ 145 ⓘ F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ Falcon 7X ⓘ Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ⓘ NH90 helicopter ⓘ
surface form:
NH90
Pilatus PC-21 ⓘ SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 ⓘ |
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.