Marine
Component/Composante Marine (COMOPSNAV)
COMMAND
OPERATIONS NAVY, NAVAL AVIATION
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Naval Aviation
• HELICOPTER No
combat capable. Total 10 Helicopters
Utility 3 Utl hel:
3 SA-316B Alouette III (part of the Air Component);
NHI NH90
NFH (+4 on order)
4 NHI NH90 NFH Helicopter (for naval operations)
• FACILITIES
Belgium
Naval Aviation (Marine Component/Composante Marine) Main
Headquarters:
HQ Located at Quartier Reine Elisabeth, Rue
D'Evere, 1140 Bruxelles.
Naval Aviation Airfields and Airbases Organisation: 40 Smaldeel is a joint Air Component/Navy
Component unit with the Alouettes being used by the Naval Flight and the Sea
Kings used by the SAR Flight.
Koksijde Air Base (All helicopters are operated from Koksijde)
40 Squadron SAR Flight Sea King Mk.48*
40 Squadron Navy Flight: Alouette III
* The Sea Kings are officially Air Component
owned but used for Naval cooperation duties.
Official
Naval Component Website: http://www.mil.be/navycomp/index.asp?LAN=nl
4/5 Generation Fighters 
