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Belgian navy tests new asset in mine countermeasures: the R7 underwater drone

21.05.2025 17 photos Photos: fot. Belgian Navy

From the article Belgian navy tests new asset in mine countermeasures: the R7 underwater drone

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Three sailors on an inflatable boat marked UBMCM-EOD lower a yellow underwater drone into the water — fot. Belgian Navy

A sailor operates a game controller style unit to steer an underwater drone from a boat deck — fot. Belgian Navy

Yellow R7 underwater drone floats on the water surface as an operator watches with a controller — fot. Belgian Navy

Sailors on an Armada inflatable boat pull a yellow underwater drone from the water with a ship behind — fot. Belgian Navy

MCM Module Group patch on a sailor's camouflage uniform sleeve, with motto Pugna Mutans Virtus Manens — fot. Belgian Navy

Three navy personnel aboard a black Armada rigid inflatable boat near a mountainous coastline — fot. Belgian Navy

Rigid inflatable boat marked Armada UBMCM FOD speeding past a breakwater with a red beacon tower — fot. Belgian Navy

Navy crew on an Armada boat operating a yellow mine countermeasures device with a controller — fot. Belgian Navy

A camouflage clad sailor watches underwater camera footage on a yellow control console by the water — fot. Belgian Navy

Three navy divers on an Armada UBMCM EOD boat handle a yellow device while one stands with a paddle — fot. Belgian Navy

Armada UBMCM EOD boat with three sailors and a yellow case anchored in a bay with a sailboat nearby — fot. Belgian Navy

Three men on a black rigid inflatable boat marked ARMADA UBMCM EOD deploy a yellow underwater drone — fot. Belgian Navy

A yellow underwater drone floats on the water, towed by a line from a crewed inflatable boat near a coastal town — fot. Belgian Navy

A Gothic cathedral on the waterfront, seen from the sea under a cloudy sky — fot. Belgian Navy

Aerial view of a crewed inflatable boat towing a yellow underwater drone on a line — fot. Belgian Navy

A yellow torpedo shaped underwater drone marked exail floats on the water surface — fot. Belgian Navy

Aerial view of a coastal town with a marina, pools and hotel buildings along a cliff — fot. Belgian Navy