The Royal Netherlands Navy’s first mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel, Vlissingen, has embarked on its maiden sea trials from Concarneau, France. These trials are aimed at assessing and verifying ...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Royal Navy (RN) are moving forward with analyses to consider mother ship options for the next phase of the RN's Mine ...

The 12-vessel programme, with six ships each being designated to the Belgian Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy, was launched in 2023, as an intended replacement for the ageing Tripartite-class MCM ...

Built in GRP, it can He constructed as a SES or monohull and is specifically aimed at customers who cannot devote resources to a dedicated MCM but would welcome a vessel that can also undertake ...

Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the first three mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles (MCM USVs) to the U.S. Navy, ...

Vlissingen, the first MCM mother ship destined for the RNLN as part of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme, started initial sea trials off the coast of Concarneau, France, on 27 March. (Naval Group ...

The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded Textron Systems a US$1 million, three-year contract for software support activity (SSA) and payload integration in support of its mine ...

Phillip Capital Research, in a note to clients yesterday, said it expects the group’s vessel utilisation in 4Q24 ... construction and modification (MCM) contract in December 2024.

The Vlissingen, the second of the series of mine countermeasures vessels (MCM) of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, first intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy, has commenced sea trials.