NATO taps Exail for mine-clearing underwater drones

Published on August 27, 2024

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has placed a new order for underwater robots capable of finding and clearing naval mines to be used by two European alliance members. The Belgium division of the underwater drone producer Exail Robotics announced this week that it was awarded a $67 million contract by NSPA for the procurement of an undisclosed number of its K-Ster C expendable mine disposal vehicles and K-Ster CT training vehicles. The primary user countries of the systems will be the Netherlands and Belgium, where the K-Ster units will also be assembled, according to a company press release.

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