Belgian naval surface drone MH04 2025-

photographed 12 May 2025

One of the 17 to be used on board of the Belgian City and Dutch Vlissingen classes mine countermeasure vessels. The MH04 refers to the Belgian Oostende M940 ans is delivered by Thales on 10 February 2025Lenght 12 metres. 

Dutch mine warfare mother ship Vlissingen (M 840) 2022-

Concarneau, France, March 2025

Part of Vlissingen-class. Awarded to Belgium Naval&Robotics (=consortium consisting of Naval Group and ECA Group nowadays Exail) in 2019. Building ceremonial started with welding a coin on 14 June 2022, launched on 19 October 2023, first trial started 27 March 2025 and planned to be delivered to the Belgian DGMR on 23 November 2025. Part of the 12 vessels ordered by Belgium (6) and the Netherlands (6). Built at shipyards Kership and Piriou (Concarneau).