80th UAV Squadron

“AGE QUOD AGIS”
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1951 : 80th Artillery Battalion (Observation and Tracking) (Army)
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1969 : 80th Artillery Battery (Army)
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after amalgation with 1st Platoon Battlefield Surveillance Drones

1989 :  Observation & Surveillance Battery, 80th Artillery (Army)
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2000 : 80th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (Air Force)
2020 : the 80th UAV Squadron is deactivated
 

 

80th UAV Sqn, official patch for the Service Dress 80th Artillery Batt., official patch for the Battle Dress
UAV pilot-navigator wing
 
2005 2005 2005 2006
2006 2009 2010 2010
2011 2012 2012 2013
2013 2014 2015 2015
2016 2017 2017 2018
 
2019      
 

 

      

Non-80 Sqn patch showing the B-Hunter

Non-80 Sqn patch showing the B-Hunter

    
 

 

      
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beret badges of the 80th Artillery Battalion / 80th Artillery Battery / 1st Platoon Drones beret badges of the Observation & Surveillance Battery, 80th Artillery.

Artillery pocket badges (1951-1999) UAV pocket badges (2000-2020)
 

                                   

pocket badges of the 1st Platoon Battlefield Surveillance Drones
       
80 UAV Sqn beret badge (rejected) 80 UAV Sqn beret badge (unofficial) 80 UAV Sqn beret badge (official)
     
MBLE Epervier drone (1971-2000)

https://www.belgian-wings.be/mble-epervier

 IAI-Eagle B-Hunter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (2001-2020)

https://www.belgian-wings.be/b-hunter
 
The new Remotely Piloted Aircraft System, the General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian, arriving in 2024, will be operated by the re-activated 2nd Squadron
 
a special THANK YOU to Adjt-Chef (OR-9) Patrick VERMEULEN and (then) Cmdt. (OF-3) Michaël ALEXANDRE of the 80th UAV Sqn for their help in obtaining many of these insignia 
 

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