http://plus.lesoir.be/162900/article/20 ... apres-leteLe Premier ministre Charles Michel a laissé entendre vendredi que le dossier du remplacement des F-16, auquel postule la France avec son avion de combat Rafale, pourrait n’être tranché qu’après l’été, alors que la perspective d’une décision en juillet était évoquée jusque là.
«Il n’y a pas d’ultimatum par rapport au sommet de l’Otan (prévu en juillet), les offres remises dans le cadre de l’appel d’offres sont valables jusqu’au mois d’octobre», a déclaré Charles Michel lors d’une conférence de presse à l’issue du Conseil des ministres. Un sommet des chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement des 29 pays de l’Otan est prévu les 11 et 12 juillet au siège de l’Alliance atlantique à Bruxelles.
D.h. vor September wird es vermutlich keinen Zuschlag geben.
Press release
February 1, 2018
U.S. Embassy to Belgium, Brussels
U.S. Government Presents Best and Final Offer for the Belgian Defense Air Combat Capability Program
On February 14, the U.S. F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) submitted its Best and Final Offer (BaFO) for the F-35 as the optimal choice in response to the Belgian Defense Air Combat Capability Program Request for Government Proposal (RfGP). The BaFO is the culmination of a comprehensive, year-long process to ensure that Belgium’s largest-ever defense investment acquires the best value, capability, and partnership for decades into the future.
With this BaFO, the United States invites Belgium to join European allies United Kingdom, Italy, The Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway in selecting the F-35 as the standard for air power, in Europe and beyond. The United States seeks to set the stage for another four decades of proven interoperability, leading-edge performance, and technological partnership. The F-35 will enable Belgium to continue its substantive and significant participation in NATO and coalition missions.
https://be.usembassy.gov/u-s-government ... y-program/Lockheed Martin has reiterated its strong engagement with Belgian industry partners through Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) with firms like Sabena Aerospace, Ignition!, Asco Industries, and Feronyl. Another MOA between Pratt & Whitney, the F-35 engine producer, and the Belgium Engine Center highlights broader industry ties that respond to the Essential Security Interests outlined in the RfGP. This is evident in the fact that up to 25 percent of the F-35’s components are produced in Europe so Belgium would be able to maintain its technical expertise in addition to competing in the greater market of support for the global F-35 fleet.
Belgien plant Neubeschaffung von Kampfflugzeugen
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