Belgium

May- 2025 -

23 May

Arms

Ukraine, KNDS Ink Joint Production of Automatic Gun Ammo

Ukraine has signed a memorandum of understanding with KNDS to jointly produce medium-caliber ammunition for the armed forces.

22 May

Europe

PARS Alpha 6x6 fire support and reconnaissance vehicle

Rojoef Manuel

Spain, Turkey, Belgium Consortium to Develop 6×6 Cavalry Vehicle for Spanish Army

A group of defense contractors has signed a memorandum of understanding to build and supply a 6x6 cavalry vehicle for the Spanish Army.

20 May

Europe

Soldier deploys Exail R7 underwater drone for mine countermeasures test. Photo: Spanish Navy

Rojoef Manuel

Belgian Navy Trials Exail R7 ROV for Underwater Mine Operations

The Belgian Navy has tested the Exail R7 remotely operated vehicle during a Spain-led mine countermeasures exercise in the Balearic Sea.

13 May

Europe

The BNS Brugge (M942) City-class mine countermeasures vessel

Rojoef Manuel

Kership Launches Third Belgian Navy City-Class MCM Vessel

French company Kership has launched the third City-class mine countermeasures vessel for the Belgian Navy in Lorient.

13 May

Arms

A soldier wearing a camouflaged uniform appears to be demonstrating how to carry the Piorun portable missile launching system. He has the equipment resting on his right shoulder, pointing it to the upper left side of the image.

Christine Casimiro

Belgium to Acquire Man-Portable Air Defense Systems From Poland

Belgium is enhancing the country’s defense with a planned acquisition of 200 to 300 Piorun man-portable air defense systems from Poland.

Feb- 2025 -

24 February

Sea

Giulia Bernacchi

Belgian Louise-Marie Frigate Joins NATO Mission for Maritime Security

The Belgian frigate Louise-Marie has joined a NATO mission focused on boosting maritime security, deterrence operations, and joint exercises.

18 February

Europe

The EDA launched a project focusing on a type of rechargeable battery used in aircraft called structural Li-Ion/Po batteries.

Giulia Bernacchi

European Defence Agency Launches Project for Aircraft Battery Monitoring

The European Defence Agency launched a project to develop advanced battery monitoring systems for hybrid-electric aircraft and drones.

Jan- 2025 -

21 January

Europe

Workers laying the keel for the Belgian Navy's Liege mine countermeasures vessel

Christine Casimiro

Belgian Navy Lays Keel of Fourth Mine Countermeasures Vessel

The Belgian Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony to start the construction of its fourth mine countermeasures vessel, M943 Liège, at Romania’s Giurgiu shipyard.

Dec- 2024 -

9 December

Cyber

Joe Saballa

NATO’s New Integrated Cyber Defense Center to Be Operational by 2028: Official

By 2028, NATO’s new Integrated Cyber Defense Center will be fully operational across multiple locations, enhancing the alliance’s ability to address escalating cyber threats.

6 December

Air