# ECA Group wins €450M contract for mine-hunting drones for Belgian and Dutch navies

ECA Group, as part of the Belgium Naval & Robotics consortium with Naval Group, was awarded a contract worth around €450 million to supply 12 mine-hunting vessels equipped with 100 drones for the Belgian and Dutch navies.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-03-18
- Where: Belgium
- Value: $510.0M (450.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: mine-hunting vessels, drones, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Remotely Operated Vehicles, Unmanned Surface Vehicles
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ECA Group](https://endata.com/companies/38051.md)
- [Naval Group](https://endata.com/companies/11418.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [actusnews.com](https://www.actusnews.com/en/eca/pr/2019/03/18/eca-group-wins-an-emblematic-around-eur-450-million-contract-in-robotics), 2019-03-18: "This contract will be, by far, the largest contract ever won by ECA Group, its amount being greater than 4 years of turnover for the group."

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