November 5, 2020 – ABC and FN Herstal have been selected as strategic suppliers for the mine counter measures vessels built by Kership Shipyard for Naval Group to the benefit of the Belgian and Royal Netherlands Navies. Two strategic Belgian companies, ABC and FN Herstal, have been selected to provide equipment for the twelve mine counter measures vessels (MCMV) equipped…
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Exercise Joint Warrior Begins Next Week
September 28, 2020 – Thousands of sailors, soldiers and airmen and airwomen will next week take part in Exercise Joint Warrior, a major show of NATO’s collective force and capability. Taking part will be the Royal Navy’s largest and most powerful warship HMS Queen Elizabeth, taking her place at the heart of a UK-led NATO Carrier Strike Group. With her…
Read MoreNaval Group Teams with Kership on Minehunter Deck Equipment
July 31, 2020 (Google Translation) – Brusselle Carral, a Belgian company based in Zeebruges, has been selected on July 28th 2020 as supplier of deck equipment for the mine hunters built by Kership for Belgium Naval & Robotics (Naval Group / ECA Group consortium) for the Belgian and Dutch Navies. Brusselle Carral is based in Zeebruges, Flanders and its activities…
Read MoreDutch population considers strong armed forces more important than ever
April 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – Research has shown that 67% of the Dutch population is proud of the Dutch military. 67% also think that the threat has increased in the world and that a strong armed forces is now more important than ever. 48% believe that too little money goes to Defense. Figures almost equal to the results of…
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