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Belgian-Dutch minehunter Tournai arrives in Zeebruges ahead of state handover

The mine countermeasures vessel Tournai, built by Naval Group and Exail for the Belgian Dutch rMCM programme, arrived in Zeebruges, with ownership due to pass to the Belgian State on 25 September as the second Belgian ship in the series.

Reported AI-drafted European Security & Defence, 22 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the vessel has entered operational service or completed its autonomous systems trials.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Delivery within existing Belgian-French rMCM programme; state handover still pending. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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