 One of the F-16 Fighting Falcons of the Belgian Air Component | |
| Active | 1909-1915: Company of Aviators 1915-1940: Military Aviation 1940-1946: Belgian Section, RAF 1946-1949: Military Aviation 1949-2002: Belgian Air Force 2002-present: Air Component |
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| Country |  Belgium |
| Size | 8,600 personnel |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Major-General Claude Van de Voorde |
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Strength
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes | |
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| Fighter Aircraft | ||||||
| SABCA F-16 Fighting Falcon | Belgium | Multirole fighter | F-16A F-16B | 56 13 | MLU versions license-built and developed by SABCA  | |
| Trainers | ||||||
| Aermacchi SF.260 |  Italy | Propeller-driven trainer | SF.260D SF.260M | 9 25 | ||
| SABCA Alpha Jet | Belgium | Jet trainer | Alpha Jet 1B+ | 29 | Based in France for joint training with French Air Force | |
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Aérospatiale SA 318 Alouette II |  France | Light utility helicopter | SA 318C | 13 | Retired from service on September 15, 2009. | |
| Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III | France | Light utility helicopter | SA 316B | 3 | Mainly used by Belgian Navy | |
| Agusta A109 | Italy | Light recce/attack helicopter | A109 A109A | 12 15 | ||
| NHI NH90 |  European Union | Transport helicopter | NFH TTH | 10 to be delivered by 2011 | ||
| Westland Sea King |  United Kingdom | Search and rescue helicopter | Mk.48 | 4 | Two have been retired, the remaining helicopters will stay in service till the NH90 arrives in 2012 | |
| Transports | ||||||
| Airbus A330 | European Union | VIP/troop transport aircraft | A330-322 | 1 | Replaced one Airbus A310 as of October 23, 2009, the aircraft has been dry-leased from Portuguese operator Hi Fly and will retain its civilian registration (CS-TMT). | |
| Airbus A310 | European Union | VIP/troop transport aircraft | A310 | 2 | 1 stored. Used as back-up for the A330-322 (CS-TMT). Planned to be replaced by another A330 (long-term). Frequently replaced by another short-term leased A330 ou A340 from Hi Fly. | |
| Airbus A400M | European Union | Medium transport aircraft | A400M | 0 | Intention to order seven, with deliveries from 2018 | |
| Dassault Falcon 20 | France | Light transport aircraft | Falcon 20E-5 | 2 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 900 | France | Light transport aircraft | Falcon 900B | 1 | ||
| Embraer ERJ 135 |  Brazil | Light transport aircraft | ERJ 135LR | 2 |  | |
| Embraer ERJ 145 | Brazil | Light transport aircraft | ERJ 145LR | 2 | ||
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules |  United States | Medium transport aircraft | C-130H | 11 | ||
| UAV | ||||||
| RQ-5 Hunter (B-Hunter) |  Israel | Reconnaissance UAV | MQ-5B | 6 aircraft and two ground control stations |  | |
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