Belgium - Air Force / Composante Air / Luchtcomponent Equipment | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft | Source | Inventory | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||
| Personnel | ,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Active | 18.8 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 7.95 | 5.74 | 7.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Reserve | 19 | 37.7 | 20.7 | 1.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Fighter | 192 | 184 | 149 | 108 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 48 | ||
| 5th Generation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 34 | 48? | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-35 | ACCAP | USA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 34 | 48? |
| 4th Generation | 120 | 156 | 122 | 108 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 36 | - | ||
| F-16 A/B/AM/BM | Falcon | BE | 120 | 156 | 122 | 108 | 60 | 60 | 60 | - | - | - |
| 3rd Generation | 72 | 28 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mirage 5BA | BE | 35 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mirage 5BD | BE | 9 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mirage 5BR | BE | 28 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Recon / EW | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| DA-20 | Falcon | .. | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transport | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Intermediate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| A-400M | EU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Medium | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| C-130/H | Hercules | USA | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | -- | -- | -- |
| Boeing 727QC | .. | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Airbus A310-222 | SIN | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Light | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| HS-748 | UK | 3 | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Passenger | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Merlin IIIA | USA | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| SW 111 Merlin | .. | -- | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Falcon 20 | Falcon | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| CM-170 | FR/FRG | 18 | 11 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Falcon 900B | Falcon | .. | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| ERJ-135 LR | .. | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| ERJ-145 LR | .. | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| A330 | Por | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| TRAINING | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Jet - Intermediate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Alpha Jet | FR | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| CM-170 | Magister | FR/FRG | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Piston | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| SF-260/D/M | IT | 28 | 26 | 33 | 33+ | 32 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Helicopter |
GTOW | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Light / Utility | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| A-109 | BE | -- | -- | -- | 325 | 20 | 262 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| SA-318 | Alouette II | FR | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| NH-90 TTH | FR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| MRH | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| SA316B | Alouette III | FR | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SAR | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| MK 48 | Sea King | UK | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| NH-90 NFH | FR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| UAV | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| RQ-5Q | B-Hunter | Israel | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 13 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Air Defense: SAM | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Type | Mistral | .. | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Notes
1 Opcon Navy
2 To be replaced by 4 NH90 TTH starting ~mid-2013
3 To be replaced by 2 NH90 NFH starting ~mid-2013
4 A-330-300 version leased in 2009 from Portugal via French company on a 4 year lease.
5 Transferred from Land Component
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