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.
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...
BELGA The M940 Oostende, a mine-fighting vessel purchased by Belgium, entered the Zeebrugge naval base on Monday in the early afternoon. Senior defence officials and the competent minister Theo Francken attended his arrival. This is the first of the twelve new mine-fighting vessels jointly commanded by Belgium and the Netherlands. Six of them are destined for the Belgian navy. The peculiarity of these mine-hunters is that they remain outside the…
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