Arès Leonidas - Belgian Air Force

Helicopters

Mali2018

From 2014, 18 Squadron MRH will operate 4 NH.90 TTHs (RN05 to RN08) at Beauvechain. The unit current Agusta A109s will be transfered to 17 Squadron.

The Squadron was renamed from MRH (Multi Role Helicopter) to MSH (Multi Support Helicopter) after the arrival of the NH90s.

The unit deployed two NH-90 Caimans to Mali on 5 Feb 2018, after the NH-90 fleet had achieved Limited Operational Capability status.

News of 18 Squadron

Belgium NH90 TTH in Jeopardy, 27-Jun-20 : #NH90 After only six years of operations, Belgium is about to ground the four NH90 TTH helicopters citing too expensive, too few spare parts and too few personnel problems

Belgian NH90 Returned From Mali, 06-Jul-18 : #peacekeeping The Belgian Detatchment of 2 NH90 deployed to Gao, Mali since last March as part of peacekeeping mission MINUSMA returned home by AN-124. They were replaced by Canadian Griffons

Belgian NH90 First Deployment to Africa, 12-Sep-17 : Belgian NH90 Caiman helicopters perform first ever mission on African continent when deployed 4 weeks to Gabon to participate in exercise Tropical Storm supporting the paratroopers of the Light Brigade

Belgian NH90 Achieved Initial Operational Capability, 14-May-15 : Belgian NH90 MTH ((Medium Transport Helicopter) assigned to 18 Squadron achieved their Initial Operational Capability (IOC)

Locations

Years	Location	ICAO/FAA
2010/	Beauvechain AB	EBBE
2004/10	Bierset	EBLG

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Years	Models
2013/	NH90
2004/14	A109BA

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C/N	Version	Built	In this Org	In other Org
0321	a109ba	1993	H21 : BAF from 2004 ; in 2008 18sq MRH.	H21 : Built 26 Apr 1993 as A109HA. c/s OT-ATC.
0325	a109ba	1993	H25 : BAF from 2004 ; in 2008 18sq MRH.	H25 : Built 31 May 1993 as A109HA. c/s OT-ATG. : pictured brand new as /H267 at LeBourget air show 1993
0328	a109ba	1993	H28 : BAF from 2004; 2007 18sq MRH; 2008 18sq MRH.	H28 : Built 30 Jun 1993 as A109HA. c/s OT-ATJ. : Belgian Army in 1993 type:A109HA 18BnHATk. ; 1997 18BnHATk.
0337	a109ba	1993	H37 : BAF from 2004; in 2007 18sq MRH.	H37 : Built 13 Oct 1993 as A109HA. c/s OT-AKE. TY-35H : ex Belgium H37
0340	a109ba	1993	H40 : BAF from 2004; 2007 18sq MRH.	H40 : Built 17 Nov 1993 as A109HA. c/s OT-AKH.
1257	NH90 TTH	2012	RN05 : BAF d/d Dec12 18Sqn : 02oct13 d/d 1 Wing, 18 Sqn in beauvechain	F-ZWBE : NHI/Eurocopter toward RN05
1296	NH90 TTH		RN06 : asg 18sqd pictured (pic2) at Kleine Brogel : 18 Sq, loaded onto transport at Beauvechain on 5 Feb 2018 for deployment w+
1297	NH90 TTH		RN07 : asg 18Sqn, pictured at Kleine Brogel : 18 Sq, loaded onto transport at Beauvechain on 5 Feb 2018 for deployment w+
1305	NH90 TTH		RN08 : asg 18sqd pictured (pic1) at Kleine Brogel	F-ZKBA : NHI/Airbus Helicopters; at Marignane; Sep14 still

Operations

Dates		Operation
05-feb-18	30-jun-18	MINUSMA
11-sep-17	15-oct-17	Exercise Tropical Storm
14-nov-16	02-dec-16	Black Blade 2016
20-may-15	20-may-15	THPU 2015

18 Squadron

Force Aérienne Belge

2004 to present

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18 Sq MRH List of helicopters

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