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Belgian, Dutch minehunter contract officially awarded

The Belgium Naval & Robotics consortium, composed of Naval Group and ECA Group, officially received a contract for the construction of twelve mine-hunting vessels for the navies of the Netherlands and Belgium. As revealed, the 12 ships will be equipped with some 100 drones, clustered in ten mission

US Navy’s AN/AQS-20C towed minehunting sonar completes developmental testing

US Navy’s AN/AQS-20C towed minehunting sonar completes developmental testing

The US Navy recently completed developmental testing of the AN/AQS-20C (Q-20C) towed minehunting sonar, bringing the mine countermeasure system a step closer to joining the fleet. The Q-20C has advanced acoustic and electro-optic sensing capabilities that will detect, localize and classify bottom, c

Royal Navy receives C-Enduro autonomous vessel

Royal Navy receives C-Enduro autonomous vessel

The Royal Navy received the long-endurance autonomous vessel known as the C-Enduro, vessel manufacturer L2 ASV announced on February 5. The C-Enduro will be used for military data gathering trials by the mine countermeasures and hydrographic capability (MHC) programme as the navy seeks to exploit au

Atlas pitches MCM toolbox for new Belgian, Dutch minehunters

Atlas pitches MCM toolbox for new Belgian, Dutch minehunters

German-based technology company Atlas is offering a set of mine countermeasures (MCM) systems for a new class of minehunters that are to be built for the Belgian and Dutch Navy. The current minehunters operated by Belgium and the Netherlands were integrated by Atlas Elektronik and are equipped with

Elbit, Leonardo join forces to equip Seagull USV with mini torpedoes

Elbit, Leonardo join forces to equip Seagull USV with mini torpedoes

Israeli unmanned systems specialist Elbit Systems has teamed up with Italy’s Leonardo to equip the Seagull unmanned surface vessel (USV) with mini torpedoes. The agreement, announced at the Exponaval exhibition in Chile, will see the two companies develop the USV’ capability of mounting and launchin

ECA teams up with MAURIC to offer drone-specialized MCM motherships

ECA teams up with MAURIC to offer drone-specialized MCM motherships

French autonomous systems specialist ECA Group joined forces with maritime solution provider MAURIC to design a patrol vessel-sized ship specialized for carrying and deploying mine countermeasure autonomous vessel of all sizes. The design is named Octopoda and comes in two ranges, a 30-meter Octopod

ECA Group unveils new USV INSPECTOR 120

ECA Group unveils new USV INSPECTOR 120

ECA Group has released a new INSPECTOR 120 unmanned surface vehicle (USV) as a part of its robotic and autonomous systems portfolio for naval applications. As explained by the company, the 12-meter USV has been developed to automatically deploy the ECA Group unmanned systems (UUVs) such as autonomou

L3 buys unmanned vessel specialist ASV Global

L3 buys unmanned vessel specialist ASV Global

US defense contractor L3 Technologies announced it has acquired unmanned surface vessel (USV) and autonomous vessel control systems company ASV Global. With this acquisition, L3 is expanding its unmanned vessel portfolio with anti-submarine warfare (ASW) solutions, unmanned off-board sensors and int

Polish, US Navy partner for first cooperative hydrographic survey

Polish, US Navy partner for first cooperative hydrographic survey

The US Naval Oceanography’s Fleet Survey Team (FST) and Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC) recently joined the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise for an opportunity to develop interoperability with European allies in mine countermeasure operations. FST and the Hydrographic Support Squa

Sonar, naval robotics MoU signed during Macron’s Sydney visit

Sonar, naval robotics MoU signed during Macron’s Sydney visit

Deeper collaboration between Australia and France in advanced sonar and naval robotics technology will flow from a research agreement announced in Sydney today during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Flinders University in South Australia,

OIP, Hydroid join forces for Belgian mine countermeasure program

OIP, Hydroid join forces for Belgian mine countermeasure program

Belgian defense contractor OIP Sensor Systems (OIP) announced it has signed a teaming agreement with Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, for work on the Belgian defense ministry’s Mine Counter Measures (MCM) Toolbox program. The agreement is part of OIP’s drive to form a collaboration which

French ECA Group presents mid-sized mine warfare AUV ‘A18-M’

French ECA Group presents mid-sized mine warfare AUV ‘A18-M’

French autonomous systems developer ECA Group recently unveiled and demonstrated its new mid-sized mine counter measure autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), the A18-M. A live demonstration of the company’s new AUV family member took place off Toulon, Southern France, on February 16. According to the

French ECA Group joining OCEAN2020 with USVs and AUVs

French ECA Group joining OCEAN2020 with USVs and AUVs

French autonomous systems developer ECA Group announced its participation in the EU-led autonomous systems integration project OCEAN2020. With Italy’s Leonardo at the helm, ECA Group will join partners from 15 European countries to work on the first cross-European military research program to-date.