Navantia and Fincantieri to establish joint venture for European Patrol Corvette programme
Navantia and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly coordinate and execute the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) project.
Navantia and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly coordinate and execute the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) project.
Three Spanish Air and Space Force Eurofighter Typhoons, supported by an A400M aircraft, have deployed to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania to reinforce NATO’s flexible and scalable posture on the Eastern Flank.
The Spanish Air and Space Force and technology multinational GMV have signed an agreement to install a satellite tracking antenna at Morón Air Base in Seville.
Spanish defence company Indra has equipped the Spanish Air and Space Force’s A400M aircraft with its InShield system, a latest-generation Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) technology.
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Spain covering the F-100 Frigate Mid-Life Upgrade and related equipment, with an estimated value of $1.7 billion.
Navantia used the visit of the Spanish Navy frigate F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbón to Stockholm on 27 January 2026 to present its experience in the design, construction and through-life support of complex surface combatants in a NATO context.
Lockheed Martin has marked two major milestones with Spanish industrial partners Grupo Oesía and Sener to advance PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) component production in Spain.
Spanish engineering and technology group Sener has launched construction of its new Patriot building in Tres Cantos, Madrid, as part of a plan to double the company’s surface area dedicated to space and defence to 40,000 square metres.
Indra Group will build its main and most advanced multipurpose drone and loitering munition factory in León as part of its industrial growth strategy and response to Spain’s Special Modernization Programs.
Rheinmetall and EM&E Group, through Rheinmetall Expal Munitions, have submitted a joint proposal to Spain’s Ministry of Defence for the SILAM High Mobility Rocket Launcher System as a national alternative to the existing programme.
EDGE Group and Indra Group have agreed to establish a new defence manufacturing company in Spain focused on loitering munitions and smart weapons for Spanish and European defence programmes.
The frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón will sail on 10 January from Ferrol Naval Base to begin a four-month deployment as flagship of NATO’s Standing Naval Group 1.
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