The F-35A, the version Belgium uses, can fly fast, far, and carry powerful weapons while staying hidden from radar. Belgium started buying F-35s in 2018 to replace its older fighter jets.

Belgium has stepped up preparations for the introduction into service of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike ...

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