Air Warfare

Irish C295 MPAs fitted with Viasat SATCOM terminals

5th December 2023

The terminals enable secure, reliable satellite connectivity and support a range of command, control and communication needs for the C295 aircraft, which have roles in maritime patrol, tactical transport, special operations and medical evacuation.

Defence Notes

India’s Defence Acquisition Council green lights $26.8 billion in spending

4th December 2023

India’s Defence Acquisition Council has unveiled a list of equipment needs and has stipulated that 98% of the contract value must be spent domestically. It added that 50% of the indigenous content should be in the form of material, components and software made in India.

Land Warfare

Rheinmetall to supply further artillery ammunition to Ukraine via NATO country

4th December 2023

The order for tens-of-thousands of shells will be delivered in 2025 and Rheinmetall will also fulfil earlier orders of rounds for Ukraine in 2024.

Land Warfare

Oshkosh lands JLTV order from Israel

1st December 2023

November was a good month for Oshkosh Defence and JLTV orders, and December has started just as well with the company contracted to supply 75 vehicles to Israel.

Air Warfare

Spain signs deal with Airbus for SiRTAP MALE UAS

29th November 2023

Spain’s MoD has signed a deal with Airbus for a new multirole UAS which will be ITAR-free and primarily designed for ISTAR operations. It has been planned for service with Spain, Colombia and Serbia.

Special operations vehicles

VMOE

Programme Background The Spanish Army's SOF units are procuring the VMOE to meet their requirements for an SOV with sufficient firepower, mobility and mine-protection to ...

Loitering munitions

Loitering Munitions [Spain]

Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force through; the formation of flexible and cohesive ...

Tanks

New MBT (Spain)

Programme Background One of the long-term needs identified in the Spanish Army's Force 2035 modernisation plan is a next-generation MBT. To this end, the Spanish ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

VCR (Spain - First Batch)

Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 6x6, ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

VCR (Spain - Second Batch)

Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 6x6, ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

VCR (Spain - Third Batch)

Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 ...

Special operations vehicles

Neton VLOE

Programme Background The VLOE will replace several variants of the VLOE Lathar (a SOF vehicles based on the Nissan Patrol ML-6 COTS chassis) currently in ...

Special operations vehicles

Neton VLOE - (Spain - Navy)

Programme Background Information regarding the Spanish Navy's procurement of the Einsa Neton remains limited, however, it is likely that decisions to procure the platform arose from ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

B1 Centauro Replacement (Spain)

Programme Background The Spanish Army entered the B1 Centauro into service between 2000 and 2006. Manufactured by the Italian Iveco and Oto Melara consortium CIO, the ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

Spain HT-29 Caiman (NH90 TTH) - Air Force Second Batch

The HT-29 Caiman will replace AS332 Super Puma fleet in service with the Spanish Air Force. The Spanish version of the NH90 TTHs can perform ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

Spain HT-29 Caiman (NH90 TTH) - Air Force First Batch

The HT-29 Caiman will replace AS332 Super Puma fleet in service with the Spanish Air Force. The Spanish version of the NH90 TTHs can perform ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

Secondhand Logistics Transport Vessel

Programme Background Following the decommissioning of El Camino Español (A-05) and Martín Posadillo (A-04) in November 2019 and June 2020 respectively, the Spanish Navy began the procurement process ...

Military helicopters - maritime

Spain HT-29 Caiman MSPT (NH90 NFH) - Navy

The deliveries of seven NH-90 NFHs to the Spanish Navy are expected to between 2022 and 2025, following the completion of 22-helicopters program for the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Spain]

Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

Buque Multiproposito de Transporte Logistico (Army) [Spain]

Programme Background Timeline In August 2023, the Spanish Navy issued a €41.5 million ($44.8 million) tender for the acquisition of two multipurpose logistic vessels. The ...

Towed guns

SIAC 155mm/52cal

The SIAC 155mm/52cal towed howitzer is the latest derivative of the 155mm/52cal APU SBT howitzer originally developed by GDELS-SBS in the 1990s to meet a ...

Land: RWS

Guardian 2.0

The Guardian 2.0 RWS is an upgraded version of Escribano's Guardian RWS in service with the Spanish Army, which offers improved sensors and better stabilisation. ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

ASCOD CBP IFV

GDELS unveiled a new variant of its tracked ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Cooperative Development) IFV based on the new Common Base Platform (CBP) at the June ...

Land: vehicle simulators

Leopard 2E Simulators

Indra was prime contractor for the Spanish Army Leopard 2E Tank Simulation Programme, which involved 23 devices across driving, turret and platoon simulators with networking ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Alcotán

The Alcotán is a lightweight, hand-launched platform. Designed by USOL, the system features an aerial platform, autopilot and GCS. It is suitable for both civil ...

Special operations vehicles

Neton

The 4x4 Neton Ultrafast Tactical Vehicle is manufactured by Spanish firm Einsa. It is an all-terrain, highly mobile and air-transportable SF platform. Following an evaluation ...

Loitering munitions

QLM-40

The QLM-40, or Q-SLAM-40, is a multi-purpose loitering munition manufactured by Arquimea. It is launched from a pneumatic launcher, powered by an electric motor and contains an ISR payload ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

BMR-600

The BMR-600 "Pegaso"  is a wheeled fully-amphibious 6x6 APC which began development in 1972. It was originally designed by Santa Barbara Sistemas which is now ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Piranha V

The Piranha V, the latest member of the Piranha family of wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, introduced a vehicle in the upper weight class. Unveiled in ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Searcher Mk III

The Searcher Mk III is a multi-mission, fixed-wing tactical UAS used for ISTAR, artillery adjustment and damage assessment. Manufactured by Isreal Aerospace Industries, the platform ...

Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

Alcotan-100

The Alcotan-100 is a recoilless, shoulder-launched, antitank rocket launcher developed to meet a Spanish Army requirement, entering service in 2008. In 2014, the Peruvian Army ...

Light machine guns

MG4

The 5.56mm MG4 has been in German Army service since 2005 and sold to at least five export customers, including the Spanish Army. The MG4 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Fulmar X

The Fulmar X is a Thales UAV designed to carry out high-quality ISTAR missions for civil and military applications. A complete system comprises two UAVs, launch and recovery ...

Armoured engineer vehicles

Kodiak AEV 3

The Kodiak Armoured Engineer Vehicle (AEV) 3, based on the Leopard 2 MBT chassis, was developed by Rheinmetall in collaboration with RUAG Land Systems. The ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

SCOMBA

SCOMBA is a combat management system developed by Navantia for the Spanish Navy. It has been in service with the Spanish Navy since 2010 across ...