Additional context: we still don’t have our F-35s and our current F-16s (a relatively small number) are being used to do NATO Benelux Air Policing, to protect Baltics airspace, to train Belgian pilots, and to train Ukrainian pilots in Denmark. So it was deemed almost impossible to send anything earlier than 2025. However, because the next government might not be as “Ukraine friendly”(elections in 6 weeks) and because the liberal parties pressured the socialist parties to still try and find a way, the decision has now been accelerated.
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Additional context: we still don’t have our F-35s and our current F-16s (a relatively small number) are being used to do NATO Benelux Air Policing, to protect Baltics airspace, to train Belgian pilots, and to train Ukrainian pilots in Denmark. So it was deemed almost impossible to send anything earlier than 2025. However, because the next government might not be as “Ukraine friendly”(elections in 6 weeks) and because the liberal parties pressured the socialist parties to still try and find a way, the decision has now been accelerated.
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The sooner the better. Thank you, Belgium!