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Alistar at Brussels, Belgium

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for mine countermeasures, hydrography, and seabed survey. Modular payload bay for sonars and cameras.

Alistar by ECA Group · Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verified · Maritime

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Mine countermeasures program for Belgian and Dutch navies using ECA AUVs and USVs as part of rMCM program. Multi-year defense contract with Naval Group.

Key facts

Fleet
ECA AUVs and USVs
Use Case
Mine countermeasures for Belgian and Dutch navies
Partner
Naval Group
Technology
rMCM program
Status
Multi-year defense contract

Exposure

Customer segment
defense
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Alistar at Brussels, Belgium.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Alistar
Company
ECA Group
Location
Europe/Belgium/Brussels, Belgium
Operator
ECA Group
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
9e6eaa0a-4199-49be-a9b2-a712b5a125a2

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    Alistar first documented operating at Brussels, Belgium.
  2. Jun 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (5)

  1. https://www.eca-group.com/en/solutions/auv-alistar
  2. https://www.naval-group.com/en/news/naval-group-and-eca-group-partnership/
  3. https://www.naval-technology.com/news/first-of-joint-belgian-dutch-drone-motherships-begins-sea-trials/
  4. https://www.exail.com/news/paving-the-way-for-safer-seas-key-milestones-in-the-rmcm-program-for-belgium-and-the-netherlands
  5. https://www.joint-forces.com/world-news/defence-news/74605-first-sea-trials-for-belgian-oostende-rmcm
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: underwater

Sources by quality tier

5
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Alistar deployment at Brussels, Belgium?
Alistar, built by ECA Group, is recorded as a deployment at Brussels, Belgium on the DEPLOY registry. ECA Group operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Alistar at Brussels, Belgium?
ECA Group, the manufacturer of Alistar, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Alistar deployment at Brussels, Belgium go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Alistar deployment at Brussels, Belgium?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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