Spain Military & Defence

Spain officially joined the development and production program of a new patrol corvette for European countries (European Patrol Corvette, EPC). According to Naval News, the project is being implemented under the auspices of the Permanent Structured Cooperation

The Spanish government said on Tuesday March 24th that it had begun to transition to a "war economy." At the same time, the Spanish Ministry of Defense turned to NATO for help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic

European plane maker Airbus said Wednesday that it plans to cut more than 2,300 jobs at its defense and space division by the end of next year, spreading the cuts across several countries

MADRID, (BM) - Indra has signed a contract with the US company Lockheed Martin to supply the main components of the AESA (Active Electronically scanned Arrays) S-band anti-air warfare radar antenna of the future F110, one of the sensors that will make this frigate one of the most advanced of its kind in the world, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. …

LONDON, (BM) - Navantia will be displaying its latest shipbuilding innovations, and providing details of some of the most significant projects that the company is involved with, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. These include: The recently signed contract for the next generation Spanish frigate, F-110; the S-80 AIP…

MADRID, (BM) - Indra has revealed the strategy that will protect critical infrastructures, airports, official buildings and public events from the ever-increasing threat that the next generation of drones will bring, learned Bulgarianmilitary.com, according company` statement. The popularity and, accessibility of these aircraft continues to…

MADRID, (BM) - The Council of Ministers has approved the conclusion of a contract for the manufacture of 8x8 wheeled combat vehicles, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense Aerospace. The object of the contract is the supply of manufacturing of the first production batch of 348 Vehiculos de Combate a Ruedas (8x8 Wheeled Combat Vehicles,…

MADRID, (BM) - Indra is working on the T-Shark research program, which is part of the European project Sparta to strengthen the acquisition of situational cyber-awareness capabilities that will help Europe monitor, detect and quickly respond to any threat and protect the digital economy and citizens’ rights in cyberspace, learned…

MADRID, (BM) - Indra will provide the French Air Force under contract with Airbus D&S with a state-of-the-art flight simulator that will offer training at the highest level for the pilots of the A330 MRTT refueling aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Indra is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of simulators, and has provided more…

MADRID, Spain (BulgarianMilitary.com) – One of the leading global technology and consulting companies, Indra, announced on 11th January 2019 that the company and its partner Gaerum have reached an important moment in the development of the Targus Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV), and namely the start of simulated flight tests so that to validate…

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, the USA (BulgarianMilitary.com) — Boeing came out with the news on 3rd January 2019 that the company will modernize the entire Chinook Helicopter fleet of Spain. The fleet consists of 17 CH-47D Chinook helicopters and they all will be upgraded to the F-model configuration. It will be added features including the digital…

MADRID, Spain (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Yesterday (13 December 2018) it was unveiled that Navantia will build 5 F-110 frigates for the Spanish Navy under a €4. 325 billion deal as reported by the Ministry for Regional Affairs, learned BulgarianMilitary.com In a statement of the Ministry was said that today, 14th December 2018, the cabinet will…

SEOUL, South Korea, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – On Sunday, South Korean government and industry sources reported the local media that the Asian nation and Spain are about to hold talks for a possible swap deal concerning the exchange of trainer jets with transport planes. The discussion is said to take place in Madrid, this month, on a joint military…

MADRID, Spain (BulgarianMilitary.com), 14 September 2018, Editor: Galina Zdravkova, Photo credit: Indra The global leading technology and consulting company Indra revealed on 11 September 2018 that it will equip the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) with its Lanza 3D Radar, learned BulgarianMilitary.com The Lanza 3D Radar delivery contract also…

PARIS (France), June 20, 2018, Author: Bm team, Photo: en.wikipedia.org Last week, on 14th June 2018, one of the leading companies in electronic defence, Indra, announced that it has completed the development of an advanced portable electronic defence system (manpack). Thanks to the newly developed lightweight easy-to-carry system soldiers…

ALCOBENDAS (Madrid, Spain), June 13, 2018, Author: Galina Zdravkova, Photo: Indra Last week, on 6th June, Indra and Elettronica Group announced in a press release within the framework of AOC Electronic Warfare Europe event in Lausanne (Switzerland) that they have joined forces for developing the first completely European self-protection solution…

WASHINGTON (the USA), April 4, 2018, Author: Galina Zdravkova (Bm), Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/U.S. Air Force On Wednesday, 4th April 2018, the State Department approved the sales of F-16 supersonic fighters for Slovakia and CH-47 heavy-lift helicopters for Spain, reported Defense News. Although the competition for selection of a…