Future
On 13 October 2009 the Belgian minister of Defence, De Crem, announced a new reorganization of the Belgian Armed Forces. According to the plans published on www.mil.be the new organization will be as follows :
- Staff of the Land Component
- Staff of the mechanized brigade
- Staff of the light brigade
- 2 para-commando battalions (2nd Commando Regiment and 3rd Parachutist Regiment)
- 1 light infantry battalion (12th/13th Infantry of the Line Regiment)
- 4 mechanized battalions (Liberation/5th Infantry of the Line Regiment, Carabiniers 'Prince Boudewijn'/Grenadiers Regiment, Ardennes Rifles Regiment, 1st/3rd Lancers Regiment)
- 1 ISTAR group (reconnaissance and intelligence) (1st Mounted Rifles Regiment)
- 1 special forces group (1st Parachutist Regiment)
- 1 artillery group (field artillery and air-defence artillery) (2nd Artillery Regiment)
- 2 engineer battalions (4th and 11th Engineer Battalions)
- 3 logistics battalions (4th, 18th and 29th Logistics Battalions)
- 3 groups communications and informations systems (4th, 6th, 10th Communications and Informations Groups)
- 1 group Military Police
- 1 DOVO
- 1 Mouvement Control Group
- 4 military camps (Beverlo, Elsenborn, Lagland, Marche)
- 2 formation schools (manoeuvre and engineers)
- 2 training centers (parachutists and commandos)
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