Belgium – Page 2 – The Defense Post

Mar- 2026 -

17 March

Artist’s rendering of a satellite in space.

Redwire to Build Belgium’s First National Security Satellite

Belgium has awarded space and defense technology company Redwire a prime contract to build and deliver its first national security satellite, dubbed “MATTEO.”

16 March

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Spanish, Belgian Firms Sign Deal to Market Counter-Drone System in Belgium

Spanish firms and a Belgian company signed an agreement to jointly promote counter-drone technologies for the Belgian defense market.

16 March

Business

A Belgian Soldier assigned to the Belgian 2nd Commando Battalion conducts a live fire exercise in the 7th Army training Command's (7ATC) Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 5, 2024. 7ATC enables readiness for all assigned and regionally aligned USAREUR-AF forces, Allies and Partners by conducting live, virtual, and/or constructive training in a fully replicated, multi-domain battlefield. 7ATC is uniquely positioned and organized to organically train and resource U.S., Allied and Partner units through the entire training process, tailored to the organization’s mission or nation’s defense security requirements. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christian Carrillo)

Christine Casimiro

Belgium Advances Counter-Drone Capabilities With Anduril, COBBS, Nokia

Belgium is developing a sovereign counter-drone capability through a joint consortium involving US firm Anduril and local companies COBBS BELUX and Nokia Belgium.

13 March

Business

Christine Casimiro

FN Herstal, Damen Partner on Maritime Defense Solutions

Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal and Dutch company Damen Shipyards Group are collaborating to deliver maritime defense solutions.

5 March

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Belgium Rejects US-Israel Participation in Iran War

Belgium has declared it will not provide military support to the US or Israel in their ongoing attacks on Iran.

4 March

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Belgium Signs $263M Deal for Mistral Air Defense Missiles

Belgium has awarded a $263-million contract for the procurement of Mistral very-short-range air defense missile systems.

3 March

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Netherlands Receives First rMCM Mine Countermeasure Vessel

The Royal Netherlands Navy has taken delivery of its initial mine countermeasure vessel under the Belgian-Dutch Replacement Mine Countermeasures program.

2 March

Europe

Jodesz Gavilan

Belgium to Deploy NASAMS Air Defense System at Port of Antwerp

Belgium’s Port of Antwerp will begin installing its own NASAMS air defense in 2027 to shield much of its vast industrial and logistics infrastructure from aerial threats.

1 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Belgium Seizes Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker

Belgium said Sunday its special forces had boarded and seized an oil tanker from the "shadow fleet" Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, in an overnight operation.

Feb- 2026 -

9 February

Europe