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Nov- 2025 -

6 November

Arms

Belgium Expands 155mm Shell Production With Automated Factory Line

Belgium has opened a new production line in Wallonia to manufacture 155-millimeter artillery shells as part of efforts to strengthen its defense industry and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.

4 November

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Jodesz Gavilan

Belgium Orders Troops to Shoot Down Drones if No Collateral Damage Risk

Belgian soldiers have been ordered to shoot down suspicious drones after a spate of incursions over military sites.

4 November

Europe

Belgium's lead City-class mine countermeasures vessel, the Oostende (M940). Photo: Belgian Navy

Rojoef Manuel

Belgian Navy Accepts First City-Class Minehunter ‘Oostende’

The Belgian Navy has received its first City-class mine countermeasures vessel, the Oostende (M940), at the Zeebrugge Naval Base in Bruges.

Oct- 2025 -

22 October

Europe

Command and transport vehicle BV 206 S (Husky /Hägglund) crosses a bridge in the mountains of Afghanistan.

Rojoef Manuel

Belgium’s Cockerill to Transform 100+ Military Vehicles Into Ambulances for Ukraine

Belgian defense firm John Cockerill Defense will modify 113 military vehicles into ambulances for Ukraine as part of the country’s ongoing support amid Russia’s continued invasion.

15 October

Air

Belgium’s first F-35 to arrive in country lands at Florennes Air Base (Photo: Belgian Air Force)

Rojoef Manuel

Belgium Air Force Accepts First F-35A Fighter Jets From Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin has delivered the Belgian Air Force’s first three F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft, marking a historic milestone in the NATO country’s air defense modernization as it transitions from aging F-16s to fifth-generation air power.

Sep- 2025 -

25 September

Air

Christine Casimiro

Belgium’s First MQ-9B SkyGuardian Takes Maiden Flight

Belgium’s first of four MQ-9B SkyGuardians, made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), has taken its maiden flight in the country.

19 September

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

FN Herstal, HENSOLDT Eye Belgian Counter-Drone Contract With Joint Bid

FN Herstal and HENSOLDT have teamed up to jointly bid on a Belgian tender for a long-term counter-unmanned aircraft system program aimed at strengthening the protection of air bases.

18 September

Business