The Vlissingen, second mine countermeasure vessel of the rMCM programme and first one for the Royal Netherlands Navy, was delivered on 27th February 2026 in
A demonstration of the deployment and recovery operation of the fully remotely operated USV took place in the presence of the Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the rMCM program.
ECA GROUP has contracted CTM and PATRIA to supply two minesweeping subsystems that will be towed with its INSPECTOR 125-S Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV)…
In 2019, the Belgian Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy decided to award the supply of 12 mine counter measure (MCM) vessels (6 for each country)
Belgian Minister of Defence Ludivine Dedonder last week detailed for the first time the toolbox ordered for the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program.
Belgium Naval & Robotics selects iXblue as the supplier of the forward looking sonars and the navigation system for the Belgian and Dutch mine countermeasures vessels.
On 18 December 2020, the Belgium Naval & Robotics teams Achieved Preliminary Design Review for the Belgian and Dutch rMCM program.
Antony Penn from ECA Group and Hugues Baijot from Naval Group give us an update on the rMCM programme for the Belgium and Royal Netherlands navies.
ECA Group reaches another milestone with regard to the unmanned systems that will be manufactured in Belgium for the mine counter measure (MCM) programme of the Belgian Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy
Saab has signed a contract with Kership, a joint venture of Naval Group and Piriou, to supply its TactiCall integrated communication system (ICS) for the Belgian and Dutch Navies MCM program. Delivery of the first of twelve mine hunters is expected for 2024.
