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Indra Leads $10.5M Push to Bolster Spain’s Defense Electronics Industry
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (126+ words) Indra Group is building Spain's first homegrown gallium nitride ecosystem to strengthen the country's defense electronics and communications systems. GIGaNTE will establish a full domestic value chain " from design to production, integration, and final validation " to enable more compact, reliable,…...
NATO AWACS Performs First Airborne Surveillance Mission in Finnish Airspace
21+ hour, 6+ min ago (228+ words) A NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft has conducted its first operational mission in Finnish airspace. Flight operations supported NATO surveillance and command-and-control activities in the high north and along the eastern flank. The mission was coordinated…...
Indra Leads Spanish Next-Gen Counter-Battery Radar Program
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (369+ words) Spanish defense technology firm Indra Sistemas has formed a consortium to deliver a next-generation active electronically scanned array (AESA)-based counter-battery radar system for the Spanish Army. The company secured a 30-million-euro ($35 million) contract in December to develop the radar,…...
Sweden Picks Spain’s Freire for Four Harsh-Weather Naval Support Vessels
1+ week, 5+ day ago (257+ words) Spain's Freire Shipyard has secured a contract with Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration to build four naval support vessels designed for operations in icy waters and severe weather, strengthening maritime logistics and response capabilities. Each vessel will measure about 47 meters (154 feet)…...
Spain Receives First A400M Equipped With Indra InShield DIRCM System
3+ week, 4+ day ago (242+ words) The Spanish Air and Space Force has received its first A400M military transport aircraft fitted with Indra's InShield directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system. Airbus conducted the structural modifications to integrate the system and handed over the modified aircraft to Spain during…...
Spain’s New Stealth Drone Takes Center Stage at World Defense Show 2026
3+ week, 5+ day ago (109+ words) Spain's New Stealth Drone Takes Center Stage at World Defense Show 2026The Defense Post Spain is stepping into the spotlight at the World Defense Show 2026, showcasing a stealthy, multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built for high-demand missions. Developed domestically by aerospace…...
US Greenlights $1.7B Materials Sale for Spain’s F100 Frigate Mid-Life Upgrade
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (392+ words) The US State Department has approved a $1.7-billion foreign military sale to Spain in support of its F100 frigate mid-life upgrade program. Modernization covers a fleet of five ships, which have been in service under the NATO country since the early…...
Lithuania Delays Buying Embraer C-390 Amid Reprioritization
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (249+ words) Lithuania's State Defence Council has postponed its plan to adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft until after 2030, as the country redirects funding to other priority capabilities. Vilnius said that the step will also boost its strategy to create a national…...
Navantia Begins Module Construction for UK Fleet Solid Support Ships
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (271+ words) Navantia's shipyard in Puerto Real, C'diz, southwestern Spain, has started building modules for the UK's Fleet Solid Support program. The initiative involves a collaboration between Navantia UK in Appledore, England; Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Navantia's shipyards…...
Spanish PM Open to Sending Troops to Maintain Peace ‘In Palestine’
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (229+ words) Spain is ready to send troops to Palestine for peacekeeping "when the opportunity presents itself," just as it is willing to deploy forces to Ukraine, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday. "I will propose to parliament, when the opportunity presents…...