💼 Want to join us at sea or support us from shore? Head to mil.be and discover adventurous careers with The Belgian Navy. 🌊

📸 Photos taken in August 2025.

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Inside? Impressive. Spacious, modern, and packed with cutting-edge tech.💡
Ready for the maritime challenges of today and tomorrow. 💪

👉 More technology. More comfort. More power. We’re proud to see the future of mine countermeasures taking shape. 🚢

𝗟𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗔𝗖 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻

[NL] De Lobelia vertrok samen met het Franse opleidingsschip Almak met de leerlingen van de Navy Academy voor enkele weken op zee. 🚢

Tijdens deze periode wordt theorie écht praktijk. 💪
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The Oostende marks a new era in mine countermeasures: smarter systems, safer operations, and stronger cooperation with our allies.
Stay tuned as we prepare for her arrival! 🚢🇧🇪

👉 Interested in maritime technology? Visit NAVY TECHNOFest 2025, 4–5 October at Zeebrugge Naval Base, and discover how innovation is pushing our Navy forward.

📖 More on the exercise: www.mil.be/nl/news/onbe...

🔧 Our technicians played a key role

After each flight, every detail was checked:
“The Skeldar is complex: electronics, engine, rotor blades… Safety always comes first. With 70 liters of kerosene onboard, it can quickly become a small bomb. Nobody takes that lightly.”

💡 Why it matters

The threat at sea evolves quickly. Unmanned systems allow us to detect and neutralize mines faster and safer, without putting crews at risk. To be ready for tomorrow’s fleet, we need to train with this technology today.

🌊The Skeldar was there too

This unmanned helicopter will support our Navy in minehunting. Initially, it relays signals from other drones to the mothership. Later, it could hunt mines itself or be used for surveillance, reconnaissance, and detecting enemy ships and submarines

[OSG - 4/4] 💙 #OpSeaGuardian is more than a mission. It’s a daily effort to bring navies, data and civilian knowledge together to protect our maritime commons. And this way to guarantee a #MaritimeSecurity.

[OSG - 3/4] 🔵 “Eight hours after my analysis, I received a periscope photo confirming my findings. That moment — it all came together.”

[OSG - 2/4] 🛟 One of our reservists joined the mission as an analyst at the #NATO Shipping Center.
He monitored vessel patterns using multiple data sources to detect illegal transfers and risky behavior.
#WeAreNato

[3/3] ⚓These men remind us of the importance of our military’s role in ensuring #safety. Their #sacrifice still influences the way we protect our people.
#TheBelgianNavy

[2/3] 🔵They faced unimaginable dangers to protect our country. Their sacrifice is remembered each year, honoring their #courage and #dedication.
#TheBelgianNavy