AIR CHIEFS MEET TO DISCUSS CO-OPERATION AND INTEROPERABILITY IN MILAN, ITALY The European Air Group Steering Group, comprising the Chiefs of Staff or their representatives of the Air Forces of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom, met in Milan, Italy on 20 June. The Steering Group is the highest governance…
Thursday 18 Jan 24 marked the handover of Directorship of the European Air Group (EAG) from Lieutenant General André Steur, Chief of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, to Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Chief of the German Air Force. The EAG Permanent Staff also welcomed Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, Chief of the Air Staff…
On Wednesday 13 September, the European Air Group (EAG) formally celebrated the 25th Anniversary of its inception with events at its Headquarters location, RAF High Wycombe, and in the RAF Club in London. The day included a strategic discussion session between the Air Chiefs of the 7 EAG nations, or their representatives, looking at a…
On 23-24 May 2023, the European Air Group (EAG) hosted its annual Steering Group meeting, on this occasion hosted by the Director, Lieutenant General André Steur, the Director of the EAG and Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The meeting was held at the Van Ghentkazerne Marine Corps base in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where the…
On this day, the 2022 Annual Review of the European Air Group (EAG) was approved by the Director, Lieutenant General Dennis Luyt, Chief of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNAF), and further permission to publish the document online was given by the Deputy Director, Général de Brigade Aérienne Xavier Foissey. The document provides an overview…
On 22 March 2023, Lieutenant General Dennis Luyt, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and Director of the European Air Group (EAG), visited the EAG Headquarters at Royal Air Force High Wycombe. This was the first time, post-pandemic, that the Director has been able to visit the EAG in person since taking command in…
On 10 March, the EAG Deputy Director (DD), Brigadier General Xavier Foissey visited his Belgian counterpart at Florennes Air Base. He was welcomed by his Belgian counterpart, Colonel Philippe Goffin, Chief of Staff of the Belgian Air Component, as well as the Florennes’ Base Commander, Colonel Cedric Kamensky. The aim of the meeting was for…
Today saw a further step in European military cooperation and interoperability with the signing of a formal letter of agreement by Mario Blokken, Director FINABEL, and Brigadier General Xavier Foissey, Deputy Director of the EAG, whereby the two organizations agreed on future cooperation. Combining knowledge and experience from both the land and air component will realise…
On 28 July 2022, the post of the Deputy Director of the European Air Group changed from Air Commodore Hugh Smith of the Royal Air Force, to Général de Brigade Aérienne Xavier Foissey of the French Air and Space Force at the European Air Group Head Quarters at RAF High Wycombe. The ceremony began with…
The European Air Group Steering Group, comprising the Chiefs of Staff or their representatives of theAir Forces of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom, metin Madrid in Spain on 19 May. The Steering Group is the highest governance body for the European Air Group and meets annually toprovide direction and…