US EditionFirst mooring of M940 Oostende in Zeebruges — a pivotal moment for the Belgian Navy
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The ship, which arrived in Zeebrugge on Monday, is the first of a series of twelve acquired under a Belgian-Dutch programme. It will operate with drones, a first in Europe. ...
The brand-new minehunter "Oostende" has arrived in the port of Zeebrugge: the first of six mine countermeasures vessels Belgium has purchased to replace its aging fleet. The ship is equipped with underwater drones, allowing the minehunter and its crew to maintain a safe distance. This safety, however, comes at a price: just under €2 billion.
According to the schedule stipulated, the Belgian Navy officially received the M940 Oostende mine-hunting vessel, the first copy of the joint Belgian-Dutch rMCM (Replacement Mine Countermeasure Vessels) programme, which aims to equip the Belgian and Netherlands Armed Forces with a new generation of naval mine-fighting units equipped with autonomous technologies to [...] The entry The Belgian Navy incorporates the first M940 Oostende mine-hunting…
First mooring of the Oostende in Zeebrugge, the first mine countermeasures vessel in the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme
November 4, 2025 – “The arrival in Zeebrugge of the Oostende, the first mine countermeasures vessel in the rMCM programme, the result of joint efforts by Naval Group and its partners Exail, Kership, Piriou, and all our Belgian partners and suppliers involved in the programme, is a major milestone for European defence cooperation. This innovative drone-based solution will help strengthen the naval power of the Belgian and Dutch navies, thanks to …
First mooring of M940 Oostende in Zeebruges — a pivotal moment for the Belgian Navy
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, docked for the first time at the naval base in Zeebruges.
19:54 For the first time in ten years, the Belgian Navy welcomed a new ship on Monday. The Oostende is the first minesweeper in a fleet of six, which, in times of rising tensions, is protecting the economy...
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