The Vlissingen, the second of the series of Mine Countermeasures (MCM) vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy, began her first sea trials campaign from Concarneau, France, in March. The aim is to implement and…
Norwegian company Kongsberg has completed acceptance testing and delivery of the first HUGIN Superior Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and US Navy. The company’s Large Diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (LDUUV) was delivered only one year…
The US Navy’s Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), has awarded a series of contracts to facilitate autonomous Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission Package (MP) deployments. The MCM Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) is an…
Exail has finalised its first large-scale order of simulated sonar data from Mission Systems Pty Ltd, a pivotal step that launches the Australian research and development-focused SME into the international defence supply chain. The order focuses on the large-scale acquisition…
The French Ministry of Defence’s Direction Générale De l’Armement (DGA) has awarded maritime autonomy specialist Exail a €0.5 million contract as part of the future hydrographic and oceanographic capability (CHOF) program for the French Navy. The contract will see Exail…
French company Exail, formerly ECA Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sydney based Solutions from Silicon to provide advanced data management capabilities for both manned and unmanned Mine Countermeasures (MCM) missions in Australia and overseas. This will…
International defence robotics and mine countermeasures leader ECA Group has joined forces with UGL, a member of the CIMIC Group and one of Australia’s biggest multi-disciplined engineering companies, to cement its permanent operations in Australia. Headquartered in France, ECA Group…