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Spain accelerates MINERVA use

15th January 2021 - 10:00 GMT | by Trevor Nash in Holsworthy

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The Spanish Army plans to have completed 12 exercises with a C2 training system from MASA by the end of 2021. The army hopes to accelerate the roll out of the system in the next two to three years through the purchase of additional licenses.

Following its procurement of the MASA SWORD constructive C2 training system in 2019, the Spanish Army has now completed four exercises and plans to hold eight more in 2021, with the first commencing in February.

On the delivery of SWORD to the San Grigorio Training Centre (CENAD SG) in Zaragoza, an element of the Spanish Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, the Spanish Army and MASA staff worked to adapt the system to reflect specific user requirements.

These adaptations included incorporating the Spanish Army order of battle, CONOPS and weapon platform specifications as well as organisational and deployment models. On the

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