The Spanish Army is investing in up to 350 new vehicles over the next four years to expand its medical emergency capabilities.
The 93.2-million-euro ($97.1 million) project was approved by Madrid in November. It aims to replace the army’s fleet of road ambulance, off-road, and high tactical mobility emergency vehicles, news agency Infodefensa reported.
Future contracts are expected to order 36 Basic Life Support and 14 Advanced Life Support variants at 12 million euros ($12.5 million) and about 300 all-road ambulances at 81 million euros ($84.4 million).
Upon commissioning, the systems will be distributed to units responsible for medical evacuation between bases and barracks, as well as teams moving patients across battalion group posts and rear formations.
The fleet is expected to travel without support, and will be equipped with either standard or more complex life support technologies.
Urovesa VAMTAC Adoption Possible
Infodefensa said that among the predicted models to be included in the Spanish Army’s future orders is the ambulance variant of Urovesa’s VAMTAC ST5 High Mobility Tactical Vehicle.
This forecast is supported by Madrid’s acquisition of the platform in August 2024. The same vehicle is also employed under the Spanish Navy’s ground-based commands.
In 2020, Urovesa signed a separate contract with the Spanish Ministry of Defense to supply up to 633 VAMTAC ST5s for the army in six years.
The VAMTAC ST5 measures 6 meters (20 feet) long and has a gross weight of up to 11,000 kilograms (24,250 pounds).
It is powered by a 6+1 automatic transmission and a 245-horsepower engine for a maximum speed of 135 kilometers (84 miles) per hour and a range of over 600 kilometers (378 miles).
