Spain • Page 4 of 15

Mar- 2024 -

25 March

A Leopard 2A4 main battle tank is seen inside a warehouse facility, where 15 onlookers stand by its left side while inspecting it. The tank is painted in camouflage colors.

Spain to Send 19 More Leopard 2A4 Tanks to Ukraine

The Spanish Ministry of Defense has announced a plan to send 19 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine to strengthen its defenses against Russia.

15 March

Arms

Three Rheinmetall 155mm ER021A ammunition are lined up and propped up. They are colored white, brown, and green, respectively.

Juster Domingo

Spain Buys Nearly 100,000 155mm Shells From Rheinmetall

Spain has signed a deal with Rheinmetall to receive 94,200 155mm rounds, which will be delivered between the end of 2024 and the end of 2025.

12 March

Land

Six uniformed Spanish Army personnel stand in front of four ASCOD Castor armored combat vehicles. They are joined by two civilians, likely from General Dynamics. In front of them are letter standees that spell out "VCZAP CASTOR". The background is a warehouse building, with a sign that reads "GENERAL DYNAMICS European Land Systems Santa Barbara Sistemas".

Juster Domingo

Spanish Army Receives Four More Castor Armored Combat Vehicles

General Dynamics European Land Systems has handed over four ASCOD Castor armored combat vehicles to the Spanish Army.

8 March

Middle East

Joe Saballa

Navantia Delivers Final Avante 2200 Corvette to Saudi Arabia

The Royal Saudi Navy has taken delivery of its fifth and final Avante 2200 corvette from Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia.

7 March

Business

Rojoef Manuel

EDGE Group, Indra to Offer Military Radars for Non-EU, NATO Users

EDGE Group and Indra have agreed to offer military radars for “untapped and fragmented” markets outside Europe and NATO.

6 March

Arms

The Rheinmetall Expal Munitions of Spain complex is seen on the image. The left side shows a six-story building with a low-concaved roof, attached to a five-story building tp the right by a smaller building.

Juster Domingo

Rheinmetall to Supply NATO Member With $326M in Rocket Ammo

Rheinmetall has signed a deal to supply a NATO member with rocket launcher ammunition amounting to more than 300 million euros ($326 million).

1 March

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Swedish Navy to Receive New Work Vessels From Spanish Company

Sweden has awarded Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armon Vigo a contract to supply two work vessels for the navy.

Jan- 2024 -

11 January

Space

Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles is seen signing a document inside what appears to be a conference room. An office personnel is seen standing by her left. The Spanish Air and Space Force emblem is displayed on the background, and the Spanish flag is positioned to her right.

Juster Domingo

Spain Launches New Space Command

Spain has launched its Space Command, a new Spanish Air and Space Force agency that establishes the country's space defense and security.

10 January

Europe

Two dark-green BMR-600 armored vehicles are seen in a grassy plains. The one in the foreground has three camouflaged soldiers on it, while the one on the background has two. Both vehicles have the Spanish flag propped up on its back, and have what appears to be protective barbed wire wrapped around them. In the far background, a helicopter can be seen flying on the dark-blue sky.

Juster Domingo

Spain Donates Armored Ambulances to Ukraine

Spain has donated two armored ambulances to Ukraine to be used exclusively for humanitarian missions, patient evacuation and medical care.

Dec- 2023 -

29 December

Land

The Spanish Army's Vehículo de Apoyo de Cadenas (VAC) is seen on display in what appears to be a weapons expo, inside a large building with blue carpet. The tank is colored deep green.

Juster Domingo

Spain Awards $2.2 Billion in Armored Vehicle Deal

Spain has signed a $2.2-billion deal contract with TESS Defence to renew the country's TOA M-113 armored vehicle fleet.

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