USV and LARS for Belgian and Dutch Navies successfully Tested

Belgium Naval & Robotics, a Naval Group and ECA Group consortium, successfully tested the future USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle) and LARS (Launch and recovery system) for the Belgian Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy.
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On Thursday, January, the 13th, 2022, a demonstration of the deployment and recovery operation of the fully remotely operated USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle) and a presentation of the test results took place in the presence of the Royal Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the rMCM (Replacement Mine Counter Measure) program.
The cooperation between the two companies combines the Naval Group’s ability to design a platform-integrated system that enables the safe deployment and recovery of ECA Group’s USV INSPECTOR 125 surface drone with LARS (Launch and Recovery System).
Result of several years of engineering development, this innovative system deploys laterally on each side of the vessel. This innovation doubles the deployment and recovery capacity. The industrial tests carried out off Toulon, mobilized up to thirty consortium employees and made it possible to test this innovative technical solution up to sea state 3/4, 40 knots of wind and by day and by night. The analysis and processing of the information collected will enable the solution to be finalized and production of the system to be launched in the second semester of 2022.
Deploying and retrieving robotic drones provides the dual strategic advantage of extending the action capability of ships equipped with the solution, but also of protecting personnel and ships. Thanks to the stand-off solution proposed by Belgium Naval & Robotics (detection, identification and neutralization of mines without human intervention in situ), the Belgian and Dutch naval forces will be able to rely on these drones for mine clearance operations while remaining at a safe distance.
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[@Fred-ei4ik]

Thanks for this report and the great images about the integration of this USV with its mothership. Well done, ECA!

[@RR-us2kp]

Cool piece of kit. Unmanned is the future

[@garryjohnson930]

Looks like a great system. Hopefully if successful, it could become a 'standard' MCMW' system across NATO. Those mother ships look like they could do more tasks, including Ocean Survey, Hydrography, Support, or even limited patrol.

[@Cartoonman154]

Very nice

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