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Aviation Report

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 19th June 202126th June 2021 A400M, transport aircraft, Belgium, EU Defense, Josep Borrell, Paracommandos, pooling and sharing

In flight with the Belgian A400M. What a machine!

(B2 to Melsbroek) We were able to board the new European transport aircraft for a flight of two

Aviation Military cooperation (projects)Report

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 29th December 201328th October EATC, exclusive, pooling and sharing, reports, Air transport

EATC: a model to follow

(BRUSSELS2) The European Air Transport Command (EATC), located in Eindhoven, is relatively unknown. And that's a shame ! Because it is

News Blog Civil protection

Nicolas Gros Verheyde November 11, 20133th February 2016 Belgium, bfast, Cyclone, EATC, Philippines, firefighters, pooling and sharing, Civil protection

The Belgian A330 to the Philippines, with a European touch

(BRUSSELS2) This is a little-known aspect of European assistance to the Philippines after Hurricane Haiyan. The A330 of the

News Blog Aviation

Nicolas Gros Verheyde September 7, 201315th February 2020 Belgium, F16, France, Lithuania, The Mirage,, NATO, Baltic countries, pooling and sharing, Russia, aerial surveillance

Belgian F-16s on guard over the Baltic countries

(BRUSSELS2 to Vilnius) Belgian soldiers have taken up the position of watch over the Baltic countries since September 5,

Aviation Military cooperation (projects)Report

Thomas LeBihan 20th June 201328th October Transport aircraft - tankers, EATC, EATT, Exercise, Mechanics, pooling, Opex, pooling and sharing

EATT 2013. Under the planes, mechanics…

(B2 in Zaragoza) If an airplane flies, it's because a mechanic has prepared the aircraft, has looked, with passion, often at its

EU Defense (Doctrine)

Nicolas Gros Verheyde April 29th27th December 2013 European Defense Agency, EU Defense, EDA, France, crisis management, White Book, pooling and sharing, EEAS

Give and take. The Ten Paris Recommendations for Defense Europe

(BRUSSELS2) The White Paper presented today in Paris devotes four pages to European defense policy. A space that

Blog Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine)

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 26th February 201322th January 2023 Budget, capacity, EU Defense, Magazine, European Parliament, pooling and sharing

The pooling and sharing of rarity?

(BRUSSELS2) Speaking during a debate in the European Parliament on the reform of military structures, Romanian MEP, Ioan Mircea Pascu (socialist)

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