Video: Exail’s new MCM drones factory in Ostend, Belgium
This state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to the production and support of Mine Warfare drones.
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Belgian-Dutch rMCM toolbox set to start qualification trials
Belgium Naval & Robotics - a consortium formed by Naval Group and Exail – expects to perform operational qualification of the drone ‘toolbox’ for the new Belgian-Netherlands (BE/NL) replacement Mine Countermeasures (rMCM) programme during the first half of 2025, Naval News has learned.
rMCM mine warfare program update with Naval Group
The rMCM program calls for the replacement of the mine warfare capability in both Belgium ...
First sea trials for the Oostende, the first mine countermeasures vessel in the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme
The Oostende, the first of the series of mine countermeasures vessels in the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme began its first sea trials campaign...
Launching of the Tournai, third mine countermeasure vessel of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme
The launching ceremony of the Tournai, 3rd of the 12 MCM in the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme, intended for the Belgian Navy, took place on 2 July 2024.
European Commission Selects Naval Group Belgium to Lead E=MCM Project
In the frame of the European Defence FUND (EDF), Naval Group Belgium will lead the E=MCM project for a period of three years.
Belgian-Dutch rMCM mine warfare program facing delays
The Belgian and Dutch Navies rMCM program is facing delays, the Belgian Ministry of Defense announced last week.
Video: Netherlands First New MCM Mothership Launched by Naval Group
Naval Group ceremonially launched the first mine countermeasure mothership for the Royal Netherlands Navy: HNLMS Vlissingen.
Video: Naval Group launches the first MCM mothership for the Belgian Navy
On 29 March 2023, the first of the twelve MCM vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, was floated out by Naval Group in Concarneau.
Belgium’s New MCM Mothership Breaks Cover
The first mine countermeasure (MCM) mothership for the Belgian Navy, "Oostende" (M940), is now fully assembled in Concarneau, Brittany.