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During the Paris Air Show 2023, Belgium announced its decision to join the FCAS/SCAF (Future Combat Air System or Système de combat aérien du futur) combat programme as the fourth member.

Belgium joins the FCAS/SCAF programme

Belgium announced its decision to join the FCAS/SCAF (Future Combat Air System or Système de combat aérien du futur) combat programme as the fourth member.

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The Netherlands and Belgium to purchase four ASW frigates

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The Netherlands and Belgium will jointly purchase four Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates

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Belgium and the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable close cooperation and future collaboration on their MQ-9B programmes.

Belgium and the UK sign the MQ-9B International Cooperation Programme MOU

Air / Defence Industry Europe

Belgium and the United Kingdom have signed a MoU to enable close cooperation and future collaboration on their MQ-9B programmes.

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On 29 March 2023, the first of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme, the M940 Oostende intended for the Belgian Navy, was floated out in Concarneau. The launching ceremony took place in the presence of Ludivine Dedonder, Belgian Minister of Defence, Kajsa Ollongren, Dutch Minister of Defence, and Patricia Mirallès, French Secretary of State for Veterans and Memory. During this day, Naval Group also laid the keel for the third of the twelve vessels, the M941 Tournai, intended for the Belgian Navy.

Naval Group launches the first mine countermeasure vessel of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme

Sea / Defence Industry Europe

On 29 March 2023, the first of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme was floated out in Concarneau.

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Airbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces will utilise channels of the Airbus UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communications hosted payload on-board a commercial telecommunications satellite manufactured by Airbus.

Airbus to provide satellite communications for Belgian Armed Forces

Space/C4ISR / Defence Industry Europe

Airbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15 year period.

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The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has recently delivered to the Belgium Directorate General Material Resources – Section Land Systems a Virtual Battle Space (VBS) software for the Spike LR Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM).

NSPA integrates Spike LR into virtual battlespace simulator for Belgium [VIDEO]

Land / Defence Industry Europe

The NSPA has recently delivered to the Belgium Directorate General Material Resources – Section Land Systems a Virtual Battle Space (VBS) software for the Spike LR Anti-Tank Guided Missile.

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