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Belgium - F-35A Lightning II - 2025, 34x #610

Closed tbrandon517 closed 2 years ago

tbrandon517 commented 2 years ago

DB Selector

DB3K

DBID to Copy

aircraft/3902/DB3K

Hypothetical

No

Name

F-35A Lightning II - 2020

Country

Belgium

Service

Air Force

In Commission

2025

Sensors

No Change Specified

Mounts

No Change Specified

Loadout Options

B61 for NATO nuclear sharing indicated as probable.

Other Changes

No Change Specified

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II#Operators https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/10/25/f-35-officially-wins-belgian-fighter-contest/ https://www.f35.com/f35/global-enterprise/belgium.html#:~:text=The%20F%2D35%20for%20Belgium,and%20Belgian%20government%20and%20industry. https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/f-35/f-35-global-partnership/f-35-belgium.html https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190708_04499594 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aerospace-belgium/belgium-picks-lockheeds-f-35-over-eurofighter-on-price-idUSKCN1MZ1S0 https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24465/belgium-decides-to-join-the-f-35-club-over-competing-offers-for-european-fighter-jets

claudejdev commented 2 years ago

IOC would actually be 2025. The platforms that are planned to be delivered in 2023 will remain in the U.S. to train the pilots and technicians.

https://www.mil.be/fr/l-evolution-de-la-defense/lockheed-martin-f-35a-lightning-ii-le-nouveau-frontline-fighter-de-la-composante-air/

tbrandon517 commented 2 years ago

IOC would actually be 2025. The platforms that are planned to be delivered in 2023 will remain in the U.S. to train the pilots and technicians.

https://www.mil.be/fr/l-evolution-de-la-defense/lockheed-martin-f-35a-lightning-ii-le-nouveau-frontline-fighter-de-la-composante-air/

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PygmalionOfCyprus commented 2 years ago

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