# Alistar at Brussels: deployment

Canonical ID: `9e6eaa0a-4199-49be-a9b2-a712b5a125a2`

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.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-07_

- **Slug:** eca-group-mcm-belgium
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [Alistar](/models/eca-alistar.md) (id: `118ceab3-187b-4fd8-8e17-e6eda9654fb3`)
- **Company:** [ECA Group](/companies/eca-group.md) (id: `16317555-5e1a-4813-b34c-9120c13acff7`)
- **Location:** [Brussels](/locations/brussels-belgium.md) (id: `98e82222-a4ce-431e-9056-cba4484e3617`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## Common questions

### What is the Alistar deployment at Brussels?

Alistar, built by ECA Group, is recorded as a deployment at Brussels on the DEPLOY registry. ECA Group operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Alistar at Brussels?

ECA Group, the manufacturer of Alistar, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Is the Alistar deployment at Brussels still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Alistar deployment at Brussels?

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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