Bi-national Replacement
The Netherlands MCM vessels of the Alkmaar class have been successfully operated for about 30 years. These ships have been co-developed with France and Belgium. The Belgian and Netherlands navies operate their fleet of identical MCM vessels jointly. For the next generation MCM vessels, Belgium and the Netherlands plan to continue their close, fruitful collaboration and develop, procure, operate and maintain the new ships together, for both their navies.