The next five years, Defence should save about 1.55 billion euros.
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The military hospital in Neder-Over-Heembeek, the rescue helicopters in Koksijde and detoxification plant for shells in Poelcapelle may be partially or fully privatized.
"The question is whether we can the assignment of the remaining Seakings and their NH90 successors.
There are two options:.. Helikopterreddingen above sea outsource to a civilian firm or services invoiced to the citizens who are saved or their insurance company is now the service free of charge, unless there is a demonstrable error. "
The transportation of transplant organs between hospitals is a task that the helicopters are often run at the expense of Defence.
Chievres Air Base...The risk is that Belgium must pay a price for his "disloyalty" to NATO.
The relocation of the SHAPE headquarters in Mons to Bonn and Warsaw is not excluded. It represents directly and indirectly 14,000 people.
http://www.demorgen.be/binnenland/-defe ... -a2119662/Too much too large freighters
The savings provide a smaller army and no account is taken into account when ordering freighters in 2001.
Belgium then placed an order for seven high-tech Airbus A400M cargo aircraft to replace the C-130,
but account was then held with an army of 47,000 soldiers.
By the time the units are delivered - in 2020 - that is probably not a reality anymore. Reported that the VRT.
Not only are there too many and too large cargo planes ordered, and their use will be a much more expensive than predecessor C-130, are reports the VRT.
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In addition, the probability that this term seems large, one or more barracks close the doors again.
The VRT quotes Bastogne, Ypres and Gravere, but the basis of Koksijde is also called.
Especially if they decide to outsource to the private sector. Out rescue operations in the North Sea
One air base
Lastly, there were experts on the VRT still understood that Defence might need to choose between the airbases Florennes and Bevekom,
where Belgian F-16s are based.
A replacement of outdated equipment is planned, which will also cost a substantial part of the budget.