On April 2, 2026, French shipbuilder SOCARENAM launched the Castor-class coastal patrol vessel BNS Vega (P-903) for the Belgian Navy. This is the third ship-in-class
The Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme has reached a new milestone with the delivery in Zeebrugge of its first mine countermeasures (MCM) toolbox. Belgium Naval & Robotics
Belgium’s newly delivered MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) is expected to achieve its first operational deployment in 2026. Belgian Defence is currently assessing
In recent weeks, the Belgian Navy successfully conducted the first training flights of the Skeldar V-200 unmanned helicopter at Ursel airfield. This drone will provide
On November 3, 2025, the M940 Oostende, the first vessel of the new mine countermeasure capability under the Belgian-Dutch Replacement Mine Counter Measures (rMCM) program,
The French shipyard Kership (joint-venture between Piriou and Naval Group), prime contractor for the construction of Belgian-Dutch rMCM vessels has launched the third vessel ‘Brugge’
Belgium’s newly formed government will back the purchase of a third anti-submarine warfare frigate (ASWF) for the Belgian Navy…
The Belgian Navy celebrated the start of construction of the Liège, a mine countermeasures vessel, with a keel-laying ceremony at the Giurgiu shipyard in Romania.
RAMSYS signed a procurement contract with the Dutch procurement authority to supply RAM Systems for the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Belgian Navy.
Negotiations between the Belgian Ministry of Defense and the French shipyard SOCARENAM for the delivery of a third Coastal Patrol Vessel (CPV) have been successfully finalized
