Belgium grounds F-16 fleet due to engine concerns
Belgium grounds F-16 fleet due to engine concerns Primary tabs 11th March 2021 Belgium has grounded its entire fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters, meaning that the nation’s air defence duties have now been temporarily taken over by the Netherlands. The Belgian Air Component (BAC) revealed that it had grounded its sole fixed-wing combat aircraft fleet on March 9, citing that the move came after an F-16 “encountered engine problems” on February 11. During take-off, the Florennes-based aircraft (serial FA-118, c/n 6H-118) suffered a ‘nozzle burn ...
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