Editing Belgian Armed Forces (section)

===Air Component===
{{main|Belgian Air Component}}
[[File:F-16 MLU of Belgian Air Force's Solo Display Team (reg. FA-133), taxiing, Radom AirShow 2005, Poland.jpg|thumb|An [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] jet of the Belgian Air Component]]

The [[Belgian Air Component]] is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces.
The history of the Belgian Air Force began in 1910 when the Minister of War, General Hellebout, decided after his first flight to acquire aeroplanes. On 5 May 1911 a Farman type 1910 was delivered, followed by a second on 24 May and two other in August of the same year. The air component commander is Major-General aviator Thierry Dupont. (04/07/2023)
The air component consists of two fighter aircraft wing, the second tactical wing in [[Florennes]], operating the [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]] and a unit (80 UAV squadron) flying the B-Hunter reconnaissance UAV, the 10 tactical wing in [[Kleine Brogel]], operating the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the 15 air transport wing in [[Melsbroek]] operating 10 [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] transport aircraft and 2 out of 8 [[Airbus A400M Atlas]] modern transport aircraft which will replace the C-130s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ac.nato.int/archive/2020/belgian-air-force-welcomes-first-a400m-modern-transport-aircraft |title=Belgian Air Force welcomes first A400M modern transport aircraft |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=23 December 2020 |website=ac.nato.int |publisher=NATO Allied Air Command |access-date=23 December 2020 }}</ref> Two of the new A400Ms are currently operable (CT-01, shared with the Luxembourg Air Force and CT-02),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ac.nato.int/archive/2020/BEL_LUX_BNU_A400M |title=Belgian-Luxembourg unit to operate both allies' A400M missions |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=6 October 2020 |website=ac.nato.int |publisher= NATO Allied Air Command |access-date=23 December 2020 }}</ref> four more are scheduled to arrive in 2021. The 15th Wing also operates a small fleet of troop transport and VIP aircraft. The first wing in [[Beauvechain]] operates training aircraft and helicopters (A-109 and NH-90 helicopters). Aside from these flying units, the air component is supported by several support units, such as an air traffic control center, an air defense center (Control and Reporting Center), a meteorological wing and an aviation safety directorate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mil.be/nl/luchtcomponent|language=nl|date=2018-09-23|title=Luchtcomponent}}</ref>