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U.S. awards $235.4M contract to service Ukrainian F-16s in Belgium

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a US$235.4 million contract to Belgian firm Sabena Aerospace Engineering to provide depot‑level maintenance, heavy repair and engine support for Ukrainian Air Force F‑16AM/BM fighters. Work on airframes and propulsion will be performed in Belgium.

Discovered 2026-01-30T01:54:53.329015-08:00 | 2026-01-30T01:54:53.329015-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

  • The award commits US$235.4 million to Sabena Aerospace Engineering for depot‑level airframe and engine maintenance of Ukrainian F‑16AM/BM fighters, establishing an immediate sustainment capability in Belgium.

  • The contract creates a European repair node that strengthens Kyiv’s ability to keep transferred fighters operational and complements other recent US F‑16 sustainment commitments (see recent US F‑16 sustainment packages) (source:cc438bb0-b5fd-43fd-937e-d616d98fe834).

  • The work increases near‑term demand on F‑16 engine and logistics supply chains and follows larger F‑16 engine and sustainment awards that affect parts availability and depot workloads (source:5df9575f-0f9e-44d4-8966-0b77f1de5f72).

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Stars and Stripes defence-industry.eu Aviation A2Z Aviation24 defensemirror.com zona-militar.com
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2026-01-30T01:54:53.329015-08:00
Latest Update
2026-02-02T09:03:46.025420-08:00
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