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EDITORIAL

Spain Defence & Security Industry is now in its fifth year as a leading annual showcase of Spain’s industrial capabilities. This edition coincides with a key fiscal year. After a long election period, Spain, already on the road

to growth, finally has a Government and a new team at the Ministry of Defence who have affirmed their commitment to the new investment cycle in terms of the technological programmes for the future F-110 frigate and 8x8 armoured vehicles. Both will contribute to the development of technology and skills in a large number of companies that will be in a better position to support Spanish exports, which have been growing for years. However, the biggest change lies in the European context, where work is being done to establish a true joint defence.

The new environment and this five-year anniversary are the perfect excuse to update Spain Defence & Security Industry 2017. As such, the pages you have in your hands have been put together under the title R&D: A Strategic Approach. Now is the time for innovation and development (I&D) driven by new national programmes and by the European context in addition to the essential influence of technology, which always governs this constantly advancing sector.

In addition to the comprehensive directory of Spanish companies in this trade, we also offer editorial content with R&D and Europe as a backdrop to the portfolio of companies demonstrating their technological and competitive skills in order to implement systems or subsystems within industrial programmes that are first-rate on an international level.

To properly illustrate this context, more infographics have been incorporated. For example, principal data on the national sector, its evolution in recent years and its international importance form a novel double-page spread of information presented in a simple, clear way so that it is possible to understand at a glance where we are at and where we are coming from. This allows us to predict where we can move towards. In addition to this snapshot of the sector, another double-page spread features a map showing where Spanish materials are being used in the real

operations of our Armed Forces around the world. Throughout this publication—in which the sector’s key players, from military leaders to business leaders in different defence bodies, explain their valuable vision of the current situation—we also detail the great step that has been taken in 2017 with the so-called Preparatory Action in Defence R&D, whose mission is to create a solid framework capable of using pilot projects to demonstrate the viability of the future European defence investment programme.

No project can be taken seriously if it does not have financial backers behind it to make it a reality. In this sense, the initiatives launched by European institutions in recent months, which are outlined in this publication, include an budget allocation of €90 million through 2020 aimed at R&D as part of the aforementioned Preparatory Action and €500 million per year from the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Commission. In addition, the creation of a common fund is anticipated with an initial proposed amount of €5 billion a year to develop joint capabilities. This means using the EU budget for defence, “something unthinkable just three years ago”, as the chief executive of the European Defence Agency, the Spaniard Jorge Domecq, will explain later on.

Once again, the IDS publishing group presents Spain Defence & Security Industry 2017 in two versions: one in English and another in Spanish, so that it may more easily reach decision makers in the sector through the Defence Attachés in Spain as well as the Economic and Commercial Offices and Embassies abroad. Infodefensa.com, Infoespacial.com and Infodron.es, the leading websites for specialised information, will also provide access to the digital version of this comprehensive directory, which is IDS´s flagship publication. Other publications include the “IDS Profiles” and “IDS Reports”. All of this, along with event organisation, makes up a solid body of 360º communication on defence and security offered by journalists and marketing professionals who are specialised in the sector. IDS, in this sense, is a great ally of the industry and a valuable informational link between the needs of government bodies and the offer of a highly innovative market.

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DEFENCE and SECURITY INFORMATION in SPANISH

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defence & security industry >

SUMMARY

R&D, the strategic approach

6 Spain in numbers and information

Presentation7 Key R&D policies to reduce risk in acquisition programmes

and strengthen the defence and security industryAgustín Conde Bajén

Secretario de Estado de Defensa

8 The defence industry, a promising futureBegoña Cristeto

Secretaria General de Industria y de la Pyme

The industry12 Main figures of the Spanish defence industry

14 Ever greater influence abroad

Institutional backing18 The Outlook for R&D&I in defence applications

Lieutenant General (OF-8) Juan Manuel García Montaño,General Director of Armament and Material

24 R&D in defence: European cooperation?Divisional General (OF-7) Arturo Alfonso Meiriño,

Deputy Director General of International Relations of the DGAM

28 Collaboration in R&D&I between the Spanish Ministry of Defence and the Technological and Industrial Base

vice-Admiral Jesús Manrique Braojos,Deputy Director General of Planning, Technologoy and

Innovation of the DGAM

32 Why is European defence research so important?Jorge Domecq,

Executive Director of the European Defence Agency

36 An industry for global solidarityCarlos Espinosa de los Monteros,

Covernment High Commissionar for Marca España

The industry in context40 Defence: a decentralized industry

42 Interview: “The single defence market in Europe will bring

about new opportunities for Spanish industry”

Adolfo Menéndez

Chairman of TEDAE

44 Interview: “Uniting the public and privates spheres creates

a feedback system that benefits the whole country”

Gerardo Sánchez Revenga

Chairman of AESMIDE

47 The power of SMEs

50 The importance of the Spanish defence industry in the

international arena

Antonio Fonfría

Professor of Applied Economics at the Complutense

University of Madrid

52 Towards a competitive European defence industry

56 The Gateway to Spanish industry

Military equipment used abroad by the Spanish Armed Forces 58 Infographics

Who offers what?63 Company factsheets

107 Directory of companies by activity sector

Contact point119 Defence Attachés / Commercial Offices / Spanish

Embassies

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• Form of State: Parliamentary Monarchy.

• Separation of powers: The Executive power comprises a Council of Ministers headed by the President of the Government (Head of Government). The Legislative power is a democratically elected bicameral parliament: a lower house (Congress), and anupper house (Senate). And the Judicial power, whose governing organ is the General Council of the Judicial Power (CGPJ).

• Head of State: HM Felipe VI.

• President of the Government (prime minister): Mariano Rajoy Brey

• Area: 505,991 km2. >Coastline: 7,291 km.

• Borders: 2,032 km (Portugal, France, Andorra, Morocco and United Kingdom –Gibraltar-).

• Territory: Comprises the greatest part of the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean), the Canary Islands (north-eastern Atlantic) and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla (North Africa).

• Geography: Second most mountainous country in Europe (average altitude of 650 m above sea level).

• Population: 46,4 million. Density: 92/km2.

• Life expectancy: Women 85 years. Men 79 years.

• Literacy rate: 98%.

• Language: Castilian/Spanish (74%); Catalan (17%), cooficial in Catalonia and Balearic Islands; Galician (5%), co-official in Galicia; Basque (2%) co-official in the Basque Country and northern most third of Navarre.

• Currency: Euro.

• Internet Domain: .es.

• Calling code: +34.

• International policy: Spain is a member of the United Nations (1995), NATO (1982), EU (1986), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Defence Agency, inter alia.

• Spain is the 5th largest economy of the EU and the 14th largest in the world. Today is one of the countries of the Eurozone with fastest-growing in the export sector. Its aerospace and defence industry is the fourth or fifth largest in Europe.

• GDP: EUR 1.075.639 million in 2015 3.2% more than in the previous year. Income per capita: EUR 23.200.

• Industry: Turnover: EUR 571.922 million. Number of industry companies: 188.470.

SPAIN

The Kingdom of Spain is a sovereign, social and democratic state under the rule of law and member of the European Union (EU). Its territory is divided into 17 regions, the ‘Comunidades Autónomas’, and two Autonomous Cities, which are

vested with powers of self-rule. The capital is Madrid.

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Agustín Conde BajénSecretary of State for Defence,

Ministry of Defence

KEY R&D POLICIES TO REDUCE RISK IN ACQUISITION PROGRAMMES

AND STRENGTHEN THE DEFENCE AND SECURITY INDUSTRY

As Secretary of State for Defence, it is my great honour to welcome you to this fifth edition of Spain Defence and Security, which on this occasion is titled R&D: A Strategic Approach. Over the course of recent years,

this publication has become an international benchmark. This 2017 edition will provide up-to-date information on Spanish in-dustry, which is fundamental to our national defence and security system. The efforts made in this sector have enabled the creation of net-exporting companies that operate all over the world, provi-ding solutions and services that are highly competitive and highly regarded on an international level.

The solutions provided for security and defence issues are impor-tant aspects of our country’s contribution to international securi-ty. They increase our international influence and credibility. In this respect, Spain has demonstrated full well that it is a responsible, trustworthy actor that is highly valued by our partners and allies The Ministry of Defence and, in particular, the Secretary of State for Defence, must provide the appropriate material and financial resources so that our Armed Forces can fulfil their mission effi-ciently and safely.

For this reason, when it comes time to consider an investment plan for our Armed Forces, budgetary, technical and logistical rigour as well as transparency must be the pillars that our government’s ac-tions rest on. Proper preparation prevents uncertainty and ensures a stable context that benefits both the government as well as all collaborators who work with us on security and defence matters.

In this sense, I would like to highlight two basic activities —which are covered in greater detail in this publication, and rightly so—

which are R&D policies and a more cohesive industrial fabric.These two aspects are key to ensuring an efficient value chain with greater participation of small and medium-sized enterprises, greater competitiveness and a greater capacity to export the pro-ducts and services our companies produce.

In terms of the first activity, which is highlighted in this edition, we are enthusiastic about the EU’s plans to make a fund availa-ble to support research and development for defence equipment and technology. We are beginning this new phase with a reliable industrial sector. We seek to create a more consolidated industrial sector with our European partners.

The second activity, a more cohesive industry, requires us to use the mechanisms we have within our reach so that all of us promote and prepare SMEs through productive investments and the modernisa-tion of our industry’s production chains. It is here where we must seek the greatest level of synergy with the technological advances in the civilian market that can be used in the field of defence.

Lastly, I would like to emphasize the work of the Autonomous Communities with production centres in their region, which is also highlighted in this edition. The Autonomous Communities’ commitment to the internationalisation of industry is evident in their attendance of the most prestigious international trade fairs.

The Ministry of Defence is keenly aware that the EU is key to our strategies. As such, we have to bring together the available means and unite our efforts, regardless of their origin, so that our integration in the European political and economic environment corresponds with our domestic market and with our own abilities.

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Begoña CristetoSecretary General for Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness)

THE DEFENCE INDUSTRY,A PROMISING FUTURE

A new investment cycle has definitely begun for the defence industry, centring around the technology programmes for the future F-110 frigate and 8x8 armoured vehicles.

lthough the defence industry has special features and unique characteristics because it affects one of the basic pillars of a modern state, i.e., guaranteeing the sove-reignty and security of the country and its citizens, at the same time it is just another industry and is therefore subject in great part to all the determining factors and changes that occur in all of Spanish industry.

Therefore, at a time when Spain has started to emerge from a severe economic and financial crisis, which has cost the industrial sector very dearly, this seems to me a good time to highlight the importance that a strong, competitive industrial sector has for an economy. A wealth of data, from home and abroad, confirms three very important facts:

- Countries with developed industry have lower unemplo-yment rates and resist the recession stages of economic cycles better, thereby making their economies more solid.

- Jobs in industry are of a higher quality, more stable, and better paid.

- Industry is an activity with net exports, intensive RD&I, and a strong driving force for the other sectors.

With reason, it has been stated in both national and in-ternational forums, whether in the European Union or

in the other more developed economies, that economic recovery necessarily involves restoring the weight of in-dustry in economic activity.

This country, like our other Community partners, has been putting active industrial policy measures into prac-tice for some years. This basically means that, in the context of the economic reforms required to modernise and balance the economy, two ambitious goals must be sought. One is the reindustrialisation of the economy; in other words, developing and strengthening the diffe-rent industrial sectors to increase their share of GDP. The other is the necessary transformation of our industrial framework to make it fit a new situation, one marked by the rapid rise of digital technologies and growing in-ternational competition.

Restoring industry’s weight in this country’s GDP is defi-nitely not an easy goal to reach. In a constantly evolving, globalised world, the growth of the industrial sector de-pends in large part on its export capability, since in ge-neral internal demand cannot provide the growth vector needed to increase industrial production.

The challenges facing Spanish industry are precisely identified in the Agenda for Strengthening the Indus-trial Sector in Spain, approved by the Council of Minis-ters in July 2014, which contains 97 measures grouped

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WHEELS OF A MILITARY 8X8

ARMOURED TROOP CARRIER

Ginés Soriano Forte

BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS HAVE LED THE INDUSTRY TO REORGANISE ITS CAPABILITIES, STRENGTHEN ITS ALLIANCES, AND FOCUS ON MORE STRATEGIC

around 10 action lines. This Agenda includes a specific reference to the defence sector: it confirms “promoting a new investment cycle in the defence industry” as one of the measures to be carried out, thereby recognising the enormous driving force of this sector for other in-dustrial sectors. It is therefore underlining the role that this industry plays, not only in the activities that are di-rectly linked with defence, but also in its contribution to Spain’s industrial objectives included in the Agenda.

Two years after the approval of this Agenda and the con-siderable progress made in implementing the measures contained in it, we have to say that the balance is clearly positive and that the growth of the industrial sector du-ring this period has been an essential element in the reco-very of our economy. A special mention must be made of the excellent behaviour of our industrial sector in its push to internationalise and the giant leap that has been made in entering foreign markets, as measured by the excellent behaviour of our industrial product exports. The defence sector undoubtedly deserves top marks for this objecti-ve, since, when faced with insufficient internal demand, it has managed to gain access to international contracts, which is particularly complicated in a market conditioned by many factors, as well as free competition.

We must therefore conclude that a new investment cycle has definitely begun for the defence industry, centring

around the technology programmes for the future F-110 frigate and 8x8 armoured vehicles. Both programmes are contributing to the development of technologies and capacity in a large number of companies in the sector. It is possible that new programmes in other areas, such as space, unmanned aircraft, in-flight refuelling aircraft, electronic warfare, etc., will be implemented in the short term and they will undoubtedly represent an opportunity for Spanish companies to once again take part in them.

In addition, many aspects of the defence industry sector constitute a model of what we want the entire Spanish industrial sector to look like. Its technological level, com-petitiveness, investment in RD&I, the qualifications of its professionals, volume of exports, and level of digitisation are undoubtedly a reference point of what constitutes a

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SPANISH SHIPBUILDING INSTALLATIONS

WORKING CONCEPT OF THE FUTURE F-110

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modern, competitive industry, like the one we wish to have in this country.

At this time, we are facing a decisive challenge to de-veloping all the industrial sectors in Spain: digitisation, in what has been called Connected Industry 4.0. This is another area in which the defence industry, which is at the forefront of technology and, as is well-known, often develops technology that trickles down to civilian applications, can be a reference point and a model to be followed by other industrial sectors as they adapt to this digital world whose origins are profoundly linked with this sector.

The defence industry continues to be one in which the Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness (for-merly the Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Tourism) in-vests a significant amount of resources. As part of the collaboration that we have had with the Ministry of De-fence for the past 20 years to fund special armaments programmes, 23 of these programmes were pre-finan-ced, with contributions of €15 billion. Other important collaborations with the Ministry of Defence occurred in the fields of Earth observation satellites and support for all the initiatives that department implemented to define and maintain strategic industrial capacity, as well as in the defence of this sector in Community forums.

A promising future awaits this industrial sector. In recent years, Spanish companies have been able to adapt to the new domestic and international situations and are generally very competitive, as has been shown by their international successes when they were permitted to offer their products and capacity under conditions of free competition. Market opportunities will continue to exist because defence will continue to be a priority for all nations. It will therefore be necessary to maintain cer-tain strategic capacities in order to face up to domestic

NEW NEEDS AND TYPES OF WARFARE ARE VIRULENTLY EMERGING, AND IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CONFRONT THEM WITH IMAGINATION AND SIZEABLE INVESTMENTS IN RD&I

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from the Ministry of Defence regarding the technology and innovation strategy and the agreement in which it defined the essential strategic capabilities for national defence and security will undoubtedly guide the develo-pment of this industrial sector.

The Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness will continue to actively support all industrial sectors. The new ministerial structure will mean an even closer link between the Secretary General for Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Secretaries of State for Commerce and for Research, Development, and Innovation. This will result in greater efficiency when implementing the industrial policy that we are going to develop in this new period, whose prime objective will be digitisation and a greater weight for industry in Spain’s GDP. Cooperation with the Ministry of Defence will con-tinue to be a priority so that the sector will continue to be able to count on two departments that share one single interest: for our defence industries to be able to carry out their essential work under the best conditions.

necessities, as well as to have the best technologies in order to gain access to global markets, especially those of our partner countries and allies. New needs and ty-pes of warfare are virulently emerging: cyber warfare, the spread of unmanned vehicles, mini-satellites, border surveillance and defence, etc. and it will be necessary to confront them with imagination and sizeable inves-tments in RD&I. All of these present business opportuni-ties for the companies that have the best technologies for coping with these challenges.

The sector has suffered in recent years from the conse-quences of budgetary constraints in Spain and all the countries around us, but I think that this has helped them to reorganise their capabilities, strengthen allian-ces where appropriate, and focus on the most strategic technologies that are most influential internationally, which have now become indispensable, benchmark te-chnologies on the world defence market. We shall there-fore continue to need a strong, competitive sector. Input

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Fuente: DGAM, TEDAE y SIPRIInfografía: Modesto J. Carrasco

381 de las que 112 son exportadoras

VENTAS /SALES

EEUU

CONSORCIOSINTERNACIONALES

EEUU

RUSIA

CHINA

FRANCIA

ALEMANIA

REINO UNIDO

ESPAÑA

ITALIA

UCRANIA

PAÍSES BAJOS

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2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

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FRANCIAALEMANIA

ITALIA

ARABIA SAUDÍ

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PRINCIPALES MAGNITUDES DE LA INDUSTRIA ESPAÑOLA DE DEFENSAMAIN FIGURES OF THE SPANISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY

EXPORTACIONES /EXPORTS

DESTINO DE LAS EXPORTACIONES / EXPORT DESTINATIONS

RANKING 2011-2015 DE LOS PAÍSES EXPORTADORES / 2011-2015 RANKING OF EXPORTING COUNTRIES

VENTAS / SALES (mill.€)

EMPRESAS / COMPANIES EMPRESAS EXPORTADORAS /EXPORTING COMPANIES

VENTAS POR SECTOR / SECTORS

EMPLEO DIRECTO / DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVIDAD / PRODUCTIVITY

RANKING EMPLEO /EMPLOYMENT

EMPRESAS /COMPANIES

INNOVACIÓN /INNOVATION

PRODUCTIVIDAD /PRODUCTIVITY

IMPULSOR ECONÓMICO /ECONOMIC IMPELLER

5,39%

29,58%

3,38%3,75%

3,28%

3,15%

3,01%

2,59%

18,82%

13,27%

La mayor parte de las ventas internacionales de defensa tiene como destino distintos consorcios internaciona-les en el que participan otras compañías de países como Alemania, Francia, Italia y Reino Unido. Se trata de programas como el del avión Eurofighter, el del motor EJ2000 (para este mismo avión) o el del motor MTR390 del helicóptero Tigre

Para evitar distorsiones coyunturales los datos se refieren al conjunto de los últimos cinco años 20112010 2012 2013 2014 2015

DESTINO DE LAS VENTAS /DESTINATION OF THE SALES (mill.€)

4.707

4.623

4.224

3.656

3.939

4.174

913

847

1.008

1.361

1.824

2.035

Aeronáutico

72,17%

Vehículosterrestres7,40%

Naval7,39%

Auxiliar4,96%

Elec. e informatico4,46%

Espacial1,65%

Armamento1%

Misiles0,98%

Materiaprimas0,01%

2010

370

2011

379

2012

393

2013

384

2014

384

20152015

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

381

2010

259.000

2011

244.000

2012

251.000

2013

277.100

2014

266.600

20152015

326.636

2010

78

2011

80

2012

97 99

2014

107

2015

122

2013

5.620 mill. € (2015) 84%

del total (4.707 mill. €)A 54 países

6º exportador mundial en 2015(7º durante el periodo 2011-2015)

48.522 puestos de trabajo asociados al sector

2,5€ en la economía

España Exportación

Cada euro invertido en Defensa genera

8% de la facturación se dedica a Innovación (dato referido a las empresas de Tedae, que facturan el 87,5% del total de defensa)

326.636€ (volumen de ventas en defensa por cada trabajador)

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25%

4,5%

5,9%

5,6%

4,7%

Fuente: DGAM, TEDAE y SIPRIInfografía: Modesto J. Carrasco

381 de las que 112 son exportadoras

VENTAS /SALES

EEUU

CONSORCIOSINTERNACIONALES

EEUU

RUSIA

CHINA

FRANCIA

ALEMANIA

REINO UNIDO

ESPAÑA

ITALIA

UCRANIA

PAÍSES BAJOS

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

1º

2º

3º

4º

5º

6º

7º

8º

9º

10º

33%

3,5%

5.6205.470

24.000 23.600 22.040 21.622 20.515 19.968

5.2335.016

5.762

6.210

2,7%

2,6%

2%

R. UNIDO

FRANCIAALEMANIA

ITALIA

ARABIA SAUDÍ

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AUSTRALIA

PRINCIPALES MAGNITUDES DE LA INDUSTRIA ESPAÑOLA DE DEFENSAMAIN FIGURES OF THE SPANISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY

EXPORTACIONES /EXPORTS

DESTINO DE LAS EXPORTACIONES / EXPORT DESTINATIONS

RANKING 2011-2015 DE LOS PAÍSES EXPORTADORES / 2011-2015 RANKING OF EXPORTING COUNTRIES

VENTAS / SALES (mill.€)

EMPRESAS / COMPANIES EMPRESAS EXPORTADORAS /EXPORTING COMPANIES

VENTAS POR SECTOR / SECTORS

EMPLEO DIRECTO / DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVIDAD / PRODUCTIVITY

RANKING EMPLEO /EMPLOYMENT

EMPRESAS /COMPANIES

INNOVACIÓN /INNOVATION

PRODUCTIVIDAD /PRODUCTIVITY

IMPULSOR ECONÓMICO /ECONOMIC IMPELLER

5,39%

29,58%

3,38%3,75%

3,28%

3,15%

3,01%

2,59%

18,82%

13,27%

La mayor parte de las ventas internacionales de defensa tiene como destino distintos consorcios internaciona-les en el que participan otras compañías de países como Alemania, Francia, Italia y Reino Unido. Se trata de programas como el del avión Eurofighter, el del motor EJ2000 (para este mismo avión) o el del motor MTR390 del helicóptero Tigre

Para evitar distorsiones coyunturales los datos se refieren al conjunto de los últimos cinco años 20112010 2012 2013 2014 2015

DESTINO DE LAS VENTAS /DESTINATION OF THE SALES (mill.€)

4.707

4.623

4.224

3.656

3.939

4.174

913

847

1.008

1.361

1.824

2.035

Aeronáutico

72,17%

Vehículosterrestres7,40%

Naval7,39%

Auxiliar4,96%

Elec. e informatico4,46%

Espacial1,65%

Armamento1%

Misiles0,98%

Materiaprimas0,01%

2010

370

2011

379

2012

393

2013

384

2014

384

20152015

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

381

2010

259.000

2011

244.000

2012

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EVER GREATER INFLUENCE ABROAD

The Spanish defence sector has seen spectacular growth over the last decade. Foreign turnover is fifteen times higher than it was a decade ago, when it came in eleventh place in the ranking. Exports are now the sector’s main market.

n 2015, Spain had a greater presence in the internatio-nal defence market than traditional sector heavyweights such as Italy, Israel or the United Kingdom. A temporary situation lasting a few months may distort the data for a fiscal year and yield extraordinary values, but its effect is limited to that year’s accounts. This is not the case for Spain, which has held on to seventh place–normally outranked by the United Kingdom–on the worldwide list of the sector’s main exporters over the last period (2005-2015), according to data from the Stockholm Internatio-nal Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The United States, Russia, Germany, France and China, in that order, are the only countries that outranked Spain on the list from the most recent fiscal year for which data is available.

The Spanish defence sector has seen spectacular growth over the last decade. Foreign turnover is fifteen times higher than it was a decade ago, when it came in ele-venth place in the ranking. Exports are now the sector’s main market. In 2015, Spain’s defence industry exported €4.707 billion worth of goods to a total of 54 countries.

This volume of business represents 84% of all military sales of that year, which totalled €5.62 billion. All that volume is the sum of all turnover exclusively from defen-ce from the 381 total companies who reported military sales that year, according to the records of the Directora-te General of Armaments and Materials (DGAM).

Slightly more than 70 of these companies, those which belong to the Spanish Association of Defence, Aeronau-tics, Security and Space Technology Companies (TEDAE), had a turnover representing 87.5% (€4.9 billion) of the total volume. This trade association calculates that pro-ductivity in the sector is 3.4 times higher than the mean for all Spanish workers. Specifically, productivity in this activity is more than €320,000 per worker. According to the DGAM, this is the average of what each of the nearly 20,000 direct workers in the Spanish defence in-dustry contributes to the economy.

The contributions of other indirect employees and about 8,000 ancillary workers must also be added to this figu-

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In Spain, the industry is involved in two important programmes that represent the opening of a new

investment cycle: the development of the future 8x8 wheeled combat vehicle (VCR) and the F-110 frigate.

The programme for the VCR 8x8 vehicles for the Army, which is being developed based on the Piraña 5 by Santa Bárbara Sistemas - General Dynamics European Land Systems, is advancing towards a project that will have seven variations and 12 configurations. The Directorate General of Armaments and Materials (DGAM) estimates that it will acquire 348 units. The total estimated cost is €3.8 billion, including maintenance and future modernisation work. The programme is led by Santa Bárbara Sistemas, along with Sapa and Indra.

Meanwhile, Navantia is preparing to manufacture F-110 frigates for

the Spanish Navy. The company has announced the construction of a covered dry dock in Ferrol for €140 million, among other improvements. The operation is linked with the execution of this programme, which foresees the launch of five multi-mission ships over the course of the next decade.

In the international field, Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) is the leader in exports. DGAM records indicate that, along with Airbus Military, the company was responsible for a third of all defence sales abroad in 2015. Its prominent activities include he assembly of the A400M, C-295 and CN-235 aircraft in Seville, the preparation of the A330 MRTT tanker aircraft in Getafe and the group’s majority stake in the Eurofighter programme.

Tecnobites is another company with a strong international presence.

The managers of Oesía group, its parent company, point out that its aeronautical components are used on one out of every four aircraft used for defence worldwide, thanks to the supplies they procure from corporations such as Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and others. In addition, its catalogue includes technological systems such as simulators, amongst other items, that are acquired by Brazil (Simulator of Fire Support System, SSIMAF, for its acronym in Portuguese), amongst other clients.

Expal Systems also has an important international presence that is largely in the unique field of demilitarisation. In their Belarusian plant alone, they have destroyed three million anti-personnel mines since 2014. In 2016, their affiliate Expal USA opened its third demilitarisation plant in the United States. It has others in Spain, Denmark, Bulgaria, Italy and Brazil.

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(2.7%), represent 90.9% of this business. The remaining 9.1% is distributed among 105 companies.

Overall, for the total of all defence sales, eleven companies represent 90% of the entire market. They are Airbus Defen-ce and Space, Airbus Military, Indra Sistemas, Navantia, ITP (Industria de Turbopropulsores), Airbus Helicopters España, Iveco España, Cepsa, Santa Barbara Sistemas, Hisdesat and Telefónica de España. The remaining 270 companies make up 9.9% of the business. On this point, it is important to bear in mind that 211 companies declare sales to the Mi-nistry of Defence that come from subcontracting from the main contractors. This area moves €903 million, though this figure is not taken into account in these statistics in order to avoid accounting for figures that have already been ac-counted for as sales by the Ministry.

According to an analysis by TEDAE that followed money invested in Defence, each euro that comes into this sec-tor goes on to generate 2.5 euros in the economy.

re. The overall figure for employment related to indus-trial activity in defence is estimated at over 48,500 jobs, according to the DGAM’s calculations for 2015.

Of the over 500 Spanish companies included in the DGAM registry as potential defence suppliers (564, to be exact), a fifth (112) are exporters. In this area, Air-bus Defence and Space and Airbus Military stand out, as they are responsible for nearly 72% of foreign sales. These companies, along with Indra Sistemas (6%), ITP (4.3%), Navantia (3.2%), Iveco España (3%) and Cepsa

ELEVEN COMPANIES REPRESENT 90% OF A MARKET IN WHICH MORE THAN 200 COMPANIES REPORT SALES THROUGH SUBCONTRACTING

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Lieutenant General (OF-8) Juan Manuel García Montaño,General Director of Armament and Material, DGAM (Ministry of Defence)

THE OUTLOOK FOR R&D&I IN DEFENCE APPLICATIONS

Given the significance and implications of national defence, it is essential for the Armed Forces to possess the military capabilities needed to ensure the completion of their missions.

iven the significance and implications of national defence, it is essential for the Armed Forces to possess the military capabilities needed to ensure the completion of their missions. Developing such military capabilities means keeping society safer. When a society is safe, it can focus on the growth and development of its economy and its citizens, which is why developed societies work towards this goal.

More and more military missions are taking place in extreme environments and conditions, acting against asymmetrical threats that are highly dynamic and often-changing. The armed forces of the different countries which face these threats are often better prepared for more conventional conflicts, and therefore are often put to the test. For decades now, it has been precisely this complexity that has placed technological superiority among the key elements to boost the effectiveness of military missions. With this approach, it is believed that using systems which are more technologically advanced than those of an opponent is one of the best ways to anticipate threats and take on the uncertainty of today’s world. Technological superiority is the reason for the first dimensions of R&D&I in defence, which involves incorporating the most advanced technology into military systems to make missions as effective as possible.

But there is another dimension that also deserves special mention: the financial side. At present, technology is

one of the key elements considered when acquiring military systems. It drives a considerable worldwide market, where Spanish defence-related businesses have the chance to grow and expand in the international sphere. R&D&I in defence contributes to business competitiveness by strengthening the national Defence Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB), while at the same time improving their employees’ career prospects, boosting wealth creation, and encouraging social development. Moreover, it grants the Armed Forces more direct access to the technological means needed for defence, especially in times of conflict.

This dual dimension—developing a nation’s military capabilities and building up its technological and industrial base, both of which contribute to society’s progress—encompasses the two major objectives pursued by R&D&I in defence.

Based on these premises, it is hardly surprising that the Directorate General of Armament and Material (DGAM) is so strongly committed to the development and progress of Spain’s DTIB. The Ministry of Defence (Minisdef) has an interest in the DTIB being as broad and diversified as possible, ranging from university departments and research centres who provide applied scientific-theoretical support, to major firms capable of integrating complex systems and taking on large projects, as well as the intermediate level occupied by

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small and medium-sized businesses, who contribute their specialisation and ability to adapt to change, which is no doubt a constant in today’s dynamic environment.

The challenge lies in coherently tying together all of those capabilities so that each institution can focus its efforts on the field that yields the most added value, thus covering the entire spectrum of developmental maturity at its various levels.

Keeping all of these ideas in mind, over the past few years the DGAM has been fostering a series of strategic actions with a view to adapting Minisdef’s involvement in the technological and industrial sectors, thus cultivating improved coordination with the DTIB.

Therefore, in 2015, a revised version of the Defence Technology and Innovation Strategy (known in Spanish as ETID) was produced. This document guides the Ministry’s R&D&I activity and is intended to streamline and enhance communication and coordination between the Armed Forces and technology providers, small and large businesses, and technology centres and universities.

In terms of Spain’s national R&D&I, the ETID aims to strengthen the foundations of the Spanish Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy (EECTI for its initials in Spanish). This involves promoting the international participation of Spanish players in R&D, taking advantage

of these activities as an essential part of generating new knowledge, ensuring the sustainability of knowledge, and considering R&D&I to be a means of improving business competitiveness.

Moreover, the strategy seeks to support the achievement of one of the aims set out in the ‘Plan for Bolstering the Spanish Industrial Sector’ by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Tourism in July 2014. This aim is to ‘reinforce and optimise programmes to boost products with a greater multiplying effect’ by ‘starting a new cycle for investment in defence R&D suited to defence-related strategic industrial capabilities and reinforcing dual actions’.

In addition to this strategy, in 2015 the Ministry also released the Defence Industrial Strategy, which reaffirms its commitment to Spain’s industrial sector. This links together the Defence Ministry’s policies on R&D&I and industry in order to achieve the vision that we at

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SPANISH RPAS DURING AN EXHIBITION ORGANISED FOR THE UNVEX SECTOR COMPETITION

Minisdef have set as the target scenario: a sustainable, competitive, technologically advanced, and independent industry serving the security and defence of our citizens.

In the same line line of transparency and collaboration with the security and defence industry, the last few years have seen the creation and publication of the Guiding Plans for RPAS (Remote Pilot Aircraft Systems), helicopters, and satellites, which aim to define the Ministry’s long-term lines of action in this field.

These strategies have been drawn up bearing in mind the dynamic nature of the national and international context in which military R&D&I is developed, and also considering the series of factors that affect the relationship between Minisdef and the DTIB in technological terms.

Prominent among these factors is the growing degree of convergence between civil and defence R&D&I (enhanced by the neutral nature of technology in terms of basic technologies and components, and to a lesser degree in terms of equipment and subsystems), where security applications essentially act as a bridge between the defence and civil sectors.

Though it is well known that some of the technological breakthroughs in today’s societies originated from military research (including the Internet, satellite navigation and logistics management), it is also known

that this military impulse in technological development has gradually given way to progress in the civil sphere, especially in fields such as electronics and ICT, where the drive produced by investments in consumer society is unrivalled. For instance, the gaming and entertainment industry dominates simulation technology, which in the military field is used for training in the use of advanced platforms or developing high-risk missions. Another example is big data technology and artificial intelligence, which the world’s major tech corporations are deploying in consumer societies, and which will also be used in the military field to manage and analyse the mass amounts of information obtained from sensors that are already available.

In short, R&D&I in the civil and defence spheres has given rise to two complementary branches of technological development that feed one another, creating synergies and advantages for all. On the one hand, civil applications, which are often driven by consumption or social needs, are capable of moving considerable sums of money, which keeps the dynamics of progress moving and encourages competitiveness. On the other hand, the progress made in the demanding field of defence pushes existing technology to the limits, forcing new paths to open up in the pursuit for innovative solutions in specific areas still-undiscovered by civil interests.

This growing symbiosis has also encouraged a gradual overlap between the civil and military sectors, with the

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MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGICAL SUPERIORITY IN DEFENCE REQUIRES BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT

there is a certain logic behind this approach bearing in mind the ultimate goals that national defence pursues. But, as mentioned above, there is an economic side of defence R&D&I that sees many a private institution developing capabilities to broaden their product range and access foreign markets. With this in mind, it seems only logical that the risks should be shared out amongst public and private players, encouraging the active involvement of each and every one so as to achieve satisfactory results.

Unfortunately, the effects of the recession in recent years have taken their toll on the amount the Ministry of Defence earmarks for R&D&I, as well as on the profit and loss statements of private companies, and these effects are still weighing on the economy to some extent.

This wane in funding for R&D&I entails a series of repercussions that it is important to keep in mind. Firstly, certain studies have shown that when operating below a given funding threshold, investments will no longer have the desired effect due to the sheer difficulty of keeping up all lines of work, which results in a loss of capacity to apply the investment made to the end system. Secondly, the decrease in the Minisdef budget also affects procurement, which in turn has a negative impact on industry as its market opportunities become limited, and that ultimately leads to the defence sector being overlooked in favour of other more profitable business sectors. Lastly, when available resources are limited, the uncertainty associated with developing long-term investments pushes most defence ministries and technological development companies to use those resources in activities yielding short- and mid-term returns instead—i.e., those showing greater technological maturity. This trend entails the risk of compromising long-term capabilities, thus limiting the sector’s ability to compete with other more developed industries in the years to come.

With the need for the DTIB to continue growing and become more international in order to compete in an increasingly globalised world, it cannot afford to be limited by the Ministry’s annual budgets. Hence the need

September 11th attacks in New York in 2001 having given rise to a new concept of comprehensive security in which agencies and police, intelligence and military forces work together in the surveillance of land, sea, and aerospace borders, in the protection of critical infrastructure, fighting natural or man-made disasters, crime and terrorism, and even in cybersecurity, which in turn fosters a greater exchange of mutual advances and benefits.

Nevertheless, keeping up this level of technological superiority requires investments, both public and private. A glance at the data on R&D&I investments made by the world’s major countries reveals that in general, there is a reasonably well-defined link between the countries making the greatest investments in R&D&I applied to defence and those which boast the most developed defence industry. The same applies to the armed forces which are equipped with the most advanced military capacity, which tend to belong to the countries that wield the greatest technological superiority. The fact that I am referring to investment as opposed to expenditure is no mere chance, seeing as the concept of expenditure simply entails rendering a service or catering to a given need, whilst investment means so much more—it means future benefits are expected.

Traditionally, the bulk of investments in R&D&I applied to defence was made by Minisdef through a client-supplier relationship with the industrial sector. To some extent,

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MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION MILITARY COMMITTEE ON 7 NOVEMBER 2016

to evolve towards a more collaborative framework, where objectives, funding, resources, and risks are shared, and where the need for institutional support from the Government to help businesses grow internationally is not overlooked.

In order for this change to come about, public and private bodies must work together closely, offering each other human and material resources, striving for efficiency, and seizing the chance to take up any synergies that may arise among them. It is essential to strike a new balance, enabling all parties to benefit from a synergetic relationship in which they are seen as allies who are capable of tackling projects together.

But before this collaborative framework has any chance of prospering, it is vital to foster a climate of investment so as to encourage new collaborative projects to be launched.

The most notable change in the current defence R&D&I development framework stems from the measures adopted recently by the EU in the field of defence and security. In fact, the first decisions to show a significant repercussion on research were those adopted by the European Council in December 2013 and June 2015. These decisions were decidedly intended to support the defence industrial sector, whose survival and independence are considered strategic factors for Europe. The most important measure implemented was the commissioning of a Preparatory Action for defence research, which would lay the foundations for a subsequent programme with similar characteristics but with a considerable financial allocation, under the umbrella of the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework as from 2021. The launch of this research programme with a specific focus on defence and linked to the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) is of unprecedented significance. It should represent a

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IN 2016, THE EU TOOK A BIG STEP FORWARD IN DEFENCE WITH THE PUBLICATION OF ITS GLOBAL STRATEGY IN FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

ESIF, and more specifically the FEDER Funds, aim to boost social-economic cohesion within the European Union by offsetting the financial unbalance between its regions, which proves particularly suitable for local R&D&I institutions. Among the many objectives of the FEDER policy for the 2014-2020 period, one focuses specifically on bolstering research, technological development and innovation, thus paving the way for considering interesting forms of collaboration amongst the various Spanish R&D&I agents to work towards projects of interest. That being said, it is important to understand that the FEDER Funds serve civil purposes, which means that any projects they could potentially finance must be applied to the civil sphere. Nevertheless, given the dual nature of technology, the outcome may also prove useful when applied to the interests of Minisdef.

To sum up this series of changes on the international scene, it appears that, within Europe, the new EU policies—especially those intended to strengthen the defence

industrial sector—are now shining the spotlight on R&D in defence. The EDAP rises as the final push behind this trend, which currently places research in defence at the heart of defence initiatives. The Preparatory Action and the future EDRP are simply two examples.

Aware as we are of the challenges ahead of us, this new perspective allows us to look to the future more optimistically, in the conviction that it will help us to boost Spain’s defence capabilities and provide social well-being by creating economic activity, preserving talent and encouraging financial investment both nationally and internationally.

decisive landmark in the process of convergence and integration in defence-related R&D&I on the overall European research scene.

Finally, in 2016, the European Union took a huge leap in the field of defence by publishing the Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, which set down the EU’s major interests and outlined the principles for achieving them in a global world. It came with the corresponding Implementation Plan and the announcement of the ‘European Defence Action Plan’ (EDAP), which altogether established the basic strategic lines to be followed over the coming years towards a more autonomous EU in terms of defence and security.

All in all, the most relevant aspect regarding the topic of this article is the EDAP because of its direct impact on defence R&D&I. The Plan focuses on the need to keep up and further technological and industrial capabilities in European defence as a way of attaining the main military capabilities listed in the Global Strategy.

The EDAP rests on three pillars or groups of initiatives: launching the European Defence Fund, encouraging investment in defence supply chains, and bolstering the Defence Single Market. The first of these pillars is intended to establish financial measures and presents two different financial segments: one for research and another for capabilities. The research segment specifies the amount of EU funds that would need to be raised to back up defence R&D and the volume envisaged is so great that the EU would become the fourth European investor in defence research. To be specific, the funds will be applied to collaborative projects on a European level, which would ultimately facilitate the launch of the Preparatory Action (PA) and the research programme under the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, both mentioned above. According to the Plan, the budget set for this future European Defence Research Programme (EDRP) would stand at roughly EUR 500 million per year. Regarding the PA, the Plan envisages an EU budget of approximately EUR 90 million for the 2017-2019 period. Needless to say, the significance of these two initiatives on Europe’s current R&D&I scene is staggering.

Also stemming from the European Council of December 2013, there are a series of actions underway to further boost research into dual activities, and those actions have emerged within such eminently civil instruments as Horizon 2020 and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). The former comes in response to the general objective of creating a competitive and innovative technological and industrial base, whilst the

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Divisional General (OF-7) Arturo Alfonso Meiriño,Deputy Director General of International Relations of the DGAM

R&D IN DEFENCE: EUROPEAN COOPERATION?

2017 has started with a full agenda of actions in the field of Safety and Defence in Europe. Spain, in particular its Ministry of Defence, must be in a leading position.

ithin the context of constant and asymmetric security challenges threatening Europe on a daily basis, of unceasing pressure affecting the defence budgets of EU Member States (MS) due to the recession, including drastic and unsettling cuts to the funds invested in research and technology for defence, the option of cooperation presents itself as the most sound—if not the only one. This cooperation covers the entire spectrum of military capabilities, ranging from equipment to operations, including training and supporting the defence systems that the Armed Forces require in order to cover their needs in terms of military capabilities.

It has become vital and of the utmost urgency that we invest in security and defence, to develop the broad and complex spectrum of military capabilities needed to face up to the recession, to contribute—as Europeans—to the military capabilities of the organisation that currently bears the burden of collective defence: NATO, thus guaranteeing that Europe’s citizens are safe. We have undoubtedly come to a point of no return in terms of Europe’s defence efforts. As it stands, no European country, not even the ones who still place defence among their priorities, has the strength or resources to single-handedly face today’s threats. Nor do any of these countries can afford to waste the opportunities that cooperation can offer at such a difficult time for EU countries, involved as many of them are in economic policies that entail spending cuts and a bringing the

public budget under control—which clearly takes its toll on overall budgets and consequently on investments in defence.

This situation will remain until defence budgets can muster a positive reaction to the so-called “defence investment pledge” reached by the heads of state or government during the NATO Wales Summit in 2015, in which they undertook to earmark 2% of their GDP for defence spending with a view to horizon 2025. This goal is a truly ambitious one, so much that it is currently far from being a reality, particularly in certain European countries.

The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) was launched under the EU Treaty of Lisbon and represented yet another step on the path to a common European defence system. The truth is, however, that the EU Member States still hold sovereignty over their own defence decisions, and will continue to do so for the coming decades. Despite that individuality, the framework of the CSDP provides a broad context in which to work on various cooperation models regarding development, procurement, training, use, or maintenance of the military capabilities needed today. Ideally, that cooperation should become the norm rather than the exception.

The EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy

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was published in June by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini. The Implementation Plan for the Global Strategy on Security and Defence was presented by Mogherini to the European Council on 14/15 November, and the European Defence Action Plan (EDAP) was approved by the College of Commissioners on 30 November. All of these motions, together with the conclusions of the Council of Heads of State or Government, constitute the proposal made by Europe’s institutions to build a stronger Europe based on a shared vision and common action. As expressed in the Global Strategy’s subtitle, this means a: Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. That is what European institutions are crying out for and what the Member States have been endorsing in the various EU Councils held over the past few years.

Ever since the European Council of Heads of State or Government held in December 2013, Europe’s institutions have been developing a series of initiatives in the field of security and defence policies that are geared towards boosting the efficacy, impact, and visibility of the CSDP on citizens, furthering the development of capabilities through a more systematic, long-term cooperation, bolstering the technological and industrial base of Europe’s defence as a critical means of achieving capabilities, and in pursuit of greater strategic autonomy and power to act and make decisions for Europe within

an increasingly global context.

The EDAP in particular is a fundamental basis for the initiatives that aim to support the establishment of a strong technological and industrial defence base for Europe, one that is geared towards real military capability needs, that is highly competent in technological terms and globally competitive. Nevertheless, by no means does this Plan intend to undermine the responsibilities that each Member State continues to have at a national level in terms of their policies on defence R&D and industry. Instead, the Plan seeks to emphasise the need for greater contributions towards collective defence under the NATO framework as far as European countries are concerned – whether or not they are members of the EU.

But ensuring the competence and competitiveness of Europe’s defence industry means developing research and technology in the field of defence, with a special

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funds when relevant to the Research Window, or through voluntary contributions from the Member States under the Capability Window, as well as potentially resorting to any contributions from the EU budget. Understandably, the defence sector is extremely specific, especially when it comes to R&D. It is not about researching for the mere sake of research, but to remedy the shortcomings caused by the capabilities that Europe lacks, and to develop the relevant technology.

What will it take to implement these initiatives? First of all, an indisputable change is needed to stop the downward trend in R&D budgets we have been seeing over the past eight years since the recession hit. Secondly, it is crucial to adapt all initiatives in this field to today’s reality, and that reality is a change in the dependence between innovation in defence and innovation in the civil sphere, largely guided by the market. The defence sector is becoming increasingly dependent on innovation in the civil sector, and not the other way around. Thirdly, the European Commission’s R&D initiatives in defence must not duplicate, replace, or compete with national programmes for research and technology in defence. It is not about offsetting a reduction in national defence R&D investments, but rather complementing it.

The European Commission of Heads of State or Government gathered on 16 December to finally endorse all of the initiatives put in place throughout

focus on critical technologies and key strategic technologies. The only way to achieve this is to invest wisely. At least that is the approach taken by the U.S. with their so-called Third Offset Strategy, named “third” in relation to the first: the New Look strategy, launched by President Eisenhower in the 1950s, and the second by Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown in the ‘70s. That third strategy was announced on 3 September 2014 by the U.S. Secretary of Defense at that time, Chuck Hagel. Just like its predecessors, the third strategy was aimed at maintaining the technological advantage ensuring that the United States would remain ahead of potential opponents. Curiously enough, it attracted no media attention at the time.

Thus, this is the context we are faced with, following the initiatives launched in 2016 by Europe’s institutions. Initiatives that focus—not exclusively, but quite significantly—on defence funding. This funding is partly geared towards R&D in defence—the so-called Research Window—in an effort to encourage collaboration in research and development projects, with an allocated budget of EUR 90 million up until 2020 for what is known as the Preparatory Action, and EUR 500 million per year as from the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework Programme of the European Commission. Another part will go to common funding for the attainment of capabilities—the Capability Window—with an initial reference sum of EUR 5 billion per year.

For the European Commission, many are the significant challenges that lie ahead in order to implement this future European defence investment programme. Beyond a paradigm change in defence funding, the key challenge consists in paving the way and persuading Member States. It is precisely with this goal in mind that the Preparatory Action for R&D in Defence was launched in 2017, so as to create a sound structure upon which to build pilot projects that would prove the programme’s viability in the future.

Moreover, the European Commission’s initiatives in this area will also need to take into account a series of issues that come with this new paradigm, either through EU

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MEETING OF EU DEFENCE LEADERS

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Without doubt, 2016 has been a very busy year as far as Europe’s Security and Defence is concerned. It was precisely this year that the EU was faced with an unprecedented situation: losing one of its Members and finding itself swimming in troubled waters with the uncertainty of the Union’s future regarding other Member States. All in all, 2017 brings plenty of work to be done in the field of security and defence, with actions that will involve all key players, including the High Representative, the European Defence Agency, the Member States, and the Commission. For the Member States, playing an active part and contributing to the discussions and implementation of strategies should continue to be a priority, at least for those wishing to remain at the forefront, knowing how important their operations, technology, and industry will be for the future of Europe’s defence. Spain, and more specifically the Spanish Ministry of Defence, is and must remain in that leading position.

2016, which was a busy year for matters linked to the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).

On the one hand, it ratified the Council Conclusions of 14 November concerning the EU Implementation Plan for the Global Strategy in the areas of security and defence. More specifically, the High Representative for the CFSP has been given a few months to present proposals (among other tasks) regarding the implementation of a systematic Coordinated Annual Review of defence matters led by the Member States, proposals regarding the process of developing military capabilities bearing in mind the significance of R&D and industrial aspects, and proposals to define elements and options for fostering inclusive Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), based on a modular approach to help identify potential projects and cover all of the requirements envisaged under the so-called Capacity Building in Security and Development (CBSD).

On the other hand, the Council also endorsed the EDAP during its meeting on 16 December, and invited the European Commission to submit specific proposals during the first quarter of 2017 with a view to establishing a European Defence Fund, which included the truly innovative possibility of allowing industries linked to the defence sector to access funding through the European Investment Bank (EIB).

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COLLABORATION IN R&D&I BETWEEN THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL BASE

R&D&I in defence is one of the key means of driving the development and progress of the military capabilities that the Armed Forces need to carry out their missions.

t is also one of the main mechanisms to make Spain’s technological and industrial base more competitive. Both objectives are strategically crucial in ensuring security, building wealth and developing society, so it is essential to dedicate the necessary efforts and resources to make it happen.

Looking deeper into the different dimensions of R&D&I in defence, it is interesting to identify the main players involved and to try and understand their position regarding the particularities of applying technology to the military field. The aim of this analysis is to find the convergence points that could encourage collaboration amongst them.

The first player to be mentioned is the Ministry of Defence (Minisdef), which is in charge of developing the Sectorial Policy on R&D&I in defence and managing the budgets destined to fund this kind of R&D&I work. Within Minisdef, mention should be made of the Armed Forces, who are the end users of the systems, who receive the results of the R&D&I work and who understand the technological needs and requirements that must be met by the systems they will be using.

The second player group includes the parties involved in the Defence Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB), which encompasses different institutions with various vocations and capabilities that complement one another.

University departments and research centres provide theoretical and applied scientific support, a key element in overcoming technological challenges at low and intermediate maturity levels. Small and medium-sized companies put forward their ability to specialise and adapt to the change and innovation that today’s dynamic setting demands. The contribution made by large firms includes their capacity to take on big programmes in a sustained manner, covering various technological areas all at once, which makes them particularly useful when tackling more mature projects.

Last but not least come the players from the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation System (SECTI for its initials in Spanish), both on a national and regional level. They are responsible for drawing up R&D&I policies and for funding R&D&I initiatives in different sectors or fields of knowledge.

These three groups of players are driven by different yet complementary motivations. Firstly, Minisdef needs technologically advanced systems to ensure the success of its missions and guarantee the security of its workforce. It also seeks to establish a technological and industrial fabric that is rich and varied enough to offer the capabilities required to smoothly overcome any technological challenges which may arise. Secondly, the parties involved in the DTIB are driven by a variety of motivations. Generally speaking, however, the

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THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SEEKS TO CREATE A TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL FABRIC THAT IS SUFFICIENTLY RICH AND VARIED

universities and research centres strive to see progress and development in knowledge and technology, while the firms focus on boosting their product sales. Lastly, the motivations for the players involved in coordination and funding within the SECTI have to do with developing a technological and industrial fabric as a means of generating wealth and social progress.

Having identified the players and their motivations, let us consider which elements would define possible convergence points to encourage collaboration amongst them.

First of all, we might highlight how significantly the defence sector has contributed to the development of the technological and industrial fabric and the economy as a whole. This is a cutting-edge and highly demanding technological sector that requires constant R&D&I activities to stay in the game. The defence market has an international scope, making it a great opportunity for Spain’s companies to expand beyond its borders. Moreover, technological activities applied to defence cover a broad range of technological areas that are also tackled by civil R&D&I, including materials, energy, platforms, sensors, ICTs and more. Technology’s dual nature helps to ensure that a significant part of the work that goes into R&D&I can be used for both military and civil purposes. That proves of particular interest for the DTIB, which as a result sees its business opportunities grow, as well as for coordination and financing bodies,

who benefit from a more developed technological and industrial fabric.

Secondly, it is important to note the alignment between Minisdef’s R&D&I policy and the technology policies developed on both a national and European level, which is reason enough to seek closer relations among the various organisations and their work. In fact, the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy (EECTI 2013-2020) and Spain’s regional policies both take into account the Ministry’s will to support the development of technological capabilities in the technological and industrial sector, as well as the applied and finalistic nature of R&D&I in defence (insofar as it focuses on systems that can be applied for their actual use in the market). The European Union’s political stance is another interesting factor. Since the European Council in December 2013, the EU has highlighted its interest in strengthening the European defence industry by several means, including investment in R&D&I, which it is currently in the process of doing.

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TRANSPORTABLE MILITARY STATION FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS FROM A SPANISH COMPANY The fourth element to be taken into consideration is

the fact that Minisdef boasts a series of resources and capabilities within its structure that enable it to take on complex R&D&I activities with great prospects for success. This means that, in addition to the action framework provided by the defence R&D&I policy, Minisdef also has the budget to fund part of the R&D&I initiatives it needs, as well as technological management capabilities thanks to the Directorate General for Armament and Material (DGAM), plus R&D&I capabilities and testing capacity thanks to the National Institute of Aerospace Technique (INTA for its Spanish initials), which complement the capabilities of the DTIB. Minisdef also has end users who are able to guide and validate technological solutions according to real needs, which adds to the value of the results obtained.

When the four elements described above are analysed as a whole, it seems logical to conclude that investment in defence R&D&I could be a very suitable driver of multiplier effects and benefits for both industry and society. And it is fair to say that there is coherent link between the

Thirdly, it can be said that the current context in the field of defence proves favourable for developing R&D&I activities. For instance, complex military missions and the tough environments they take place in are forcing defence to develop highly technologically advanced systems with superb features. Multiple technological challenges are shaping the progress of knowledge and technology, creating a breeding ground for universities and research centres to develop their work in. What’s more, with such dynamic and changing threats, it is paramount to keep updating the systems and capabilities available, or in fact acquire new ones. This is particularly interesting for the sector’s companies, who are finding new niches to focus their business on, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, whose capacity to adapt is crucial when tackling the speedy and innovative developments needed to keep up. What’s more, the sheer size and complexity of military land, sea and air platforms encourages large companies to undertake challenging long-term projects involving more and more specialised firms, which in turn favours the emergence of innovation hubs.

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rationalising the investments made by the various public and private players and coordinating all actions among them, it threatens the ability to transfer any progress to the systems used by the Armed Forces and the industwry’s chances of developing and competing at an international scale.

These difficulties push the sector to seek more collaborative arrangements on a national level, encouraging all of the players mentioned to cooperate and share the risk so as to favour the development of R&D&I activities applied to defence. The idea is for the institutions who take care of coordinating and financing R&D&I within Spain and the institutions who develop the technology to join forces and share their resources and capabilities in order to carry out better R&D&I activities with more advantages than they could ever achieve on their own.

In 2015, the DGAM published the Defence Technology and Innovation Strategy (EDIT for its Spanish initials), which sets down the Ministry’s R&D&I policy and the technological roadmap for the coming years. This is based on the three objectives that guide the application of the R&D&I policy: achieving high added value technology goals; better integrating and taking advantage of the capabilities and opportunities available in the current Spanish and European context by drawing on the synergies that arise from dual technology use; and improving Minisdef’s technology management mechanisms so as to boost quality and optimise the results obtained through R&D&I activities.

Hopefully, this dual path towards evolution (in Spain and Europe) will thrive in the years to come, enabling us to achieve the goals outlined above and thus strengthen Spain’s defence whilst driving the development of the DTIB and of society on the whole.

policies and interests of each of the parties involved, and a very favourable context for their development.

Nevertheless, Minisdef lacks the capacity to fund all of the R&D&I activities in every field and at all necessary levels of maturity.

That situation would be surmountable in the future by consolidating the work that has been taking place over recent years, urged by the European Parliament and Council under the European Commission’s guidance, in order to put into motion a research initiative linked to the defence aspects of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). We would be looking at a new scenario in which Spain’s DTIB would get more opportunities to take part in European collaboration initiatives to develop R&D&I projects applied to defence.

Unfortunately, when the development of Spain’s DTIB capabilities is made reliant on international collaboration initiatives, but is deprived of the right support and drive from a national coordination framework capable of

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Jorge DomecqExecutive Director of the European Defence Agency

WHY IS EUROPEAN DEFENCE RESEARCH SO IMPORTANT?

Defence can no longer be seen from a merely national perspective. Cooperation in defence should not be an abstract concept. European defence is stronger than the sum of its parts.

esearch is crucial. Think of this example: Galileo. In 2003, the European Union and the European Space Agency made arrangements to begin this ambitious project. Inspired by the sheer genius of one of Europe’s brightest sparks, Galileo not only sought to send Europe shooting to the very top of the worldwide market of satellite navigation systems, valued at EUR 175 billion, but it also had advantages in store for European services and users which would encourage innovation and crea-te employment. Its usefulness is staggering! This ranges from search-and-rescue services to scientific research, including positioning means (GPS) like those used in cars and also in air, sea, rail, and pedestrian traffic. Galileo guarantees Europe’s independence in accessing satellite signals. Of course, putting the programme into practice was no easy task from a political or financial point of view. But the advantages that stemmed from it—innova-tion, competencies, jobs, growth, and independence—have completely outweighed the difficulties. Galileo is an example of teamwork, drawing on individual stren-gths to achieve common goals. This recipe for success must now be applied to Europe’s defence.

The EU is currently facing a complex series of challenges: growing scepticism regarding its objectives, financial un-certainty and security threats that call for a fundamental

debate as to the future of a strong Europe. When the special Eurobarometer survey was launched by the Eu-ropean Parliament in June 2016, 82% of respondents confirmed that they would like the European Union to become more involved in the battle against terrorism, and 66% stated they would like the EU to do more about its defence and security policies. The recently pu-blished EU Global Strategy has made it clear that the line between domestic and foreign security has become in-creasingly blurred. Defence is not an isolated factor, but rather it is inextricably linked to security and prosperity. Europe therefore needs to be capable of taking up its position as a reliable provider of security for its stakehol-ders, all the while protecting its citizens.

To achieve this goal, defence can no longer be seen from a merely national perspective. Cooperation in defence should not be an abstract concept. As with Galileo, Eu-ropean defence is stronger than the sum of its parts. This entails closer cooperation towards innovation in defence, cutting-edge resources, research, and techno-logy. And this is something that needs to be done now.

Since the plea made by Europe’s leaders, the European Commission has recently considered investing EUR 90 million in defence research for the 2017-2019 period.

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY, THE EU IS PAVING THE WAY FOR A SUBSTANTIAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN DEFENCE

This investment may seem modest compared to the latest technological innovation initiative in the United States defence sector, with a staggering EUR 18 billion, or even compared to the Galileo programme, which re-quired an investment of almost EUR 5 billion. But it is a start, and a very important one at that. For the EU, it is also something of a revolution. For the first time in its history, the EU is paving the way for a substan-tial research programme in defence with the so-called Preparatory Action, within the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework Programme. This means using the EU budget for defence: an inconceivable idea just three years!

The capability programmes entrusted to the European Defence Agency are just the beginning, but we need to think about long-term development if we are to preserve Europe’s ability to act as a trustworthy security provider that relies on innovative and state-of-the-art technology. And we need to do it now. Developing capabilities takes time. Using the EU budget for research and technology in the field of defence must by no means replace national efforts. In fact, it should help to create critical mass, con-nect European research bodies and, most importantly, boost interoperability and standardisation. Research in defence has proven to create specific by-products with

a very profitable outcome for everyday life, such as the Internet and GPS.

Research and technology are not just a desirable whim. They are the prerequisite for developing the capabilities of the future and, with that, offering our citizens the securi-ty they need. They also underpin Europe’s strategic auto-nomy, drive its industry, generate employment, and boost growth. It will take the commitment of Europe’s institu-tions, Member States, and industry to achieve these goals. But even in spite of all that hard work, the Preparatory Action, once fully activated and provided with the right resources, is an opportunity we cannot afford to miss. The European Parliament and the EU Council will have to deci-de whether they too see it as a priority in their upcoming budget processes. I, for one, sincerely hope they do.

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In 2015, the European Union launched an incremental process—which the Preparatory Action (PA) is a key part

of—with the aim of establishing a full European Defence Research Program-me (ERDP) for the future within the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (2021-2027).

The first step was taken when an initiative by the European Parliament gave rise to an agreement between the Council and Parliament to allocate expenditure for a Pilot Project involving research in defence using the EU budget in 2015 and 2016.

That Pilot Project was managed and di-rected by the European Defence Agency (EDA) on behalf of the European Com-mission—which is a novelty in itself—, thanks to a delegation agreement signed between the Agency and the Commission in November 2015.

On 23 March 2016, a call for proposals was announced in the Official Journal of the EU with an overall budget of EUR 1.4 million, covering three specific topics:

- Developing an Unmanned Heteroge-neous Swarm of Sensor Platforms. This activity was won by a consortium led by the University of Cranfield (UK).

- Inside Building Awareness and Naviga-tion for Urban Warfare. This activity was won by a consortium led by Tekever ASDS, a Portuguese technology company.

- Standardisation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Detect and Avoid (TRAWA). This activity was won by a con-sortium led by the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (Nationaal Lucht– en Ruimtevaart-laboratorium, NLR).

The EDA received 21 applications from a total of 83 participants from 20 countries. After a tricky selection and assessment process, the winning three were announ-ced in late October.

The Pilot Project is crucial insofar as it re-presents a first in testing the conditions

needed to carry out defence research work within the community framework. More importantly still, it paves the way towards the next landmark in research de-dicated to defence in the EU: the launch in 2017 of the Preparatory Action by the European Commission.

Scheduled to begin in mid 2017 and last three years (until 2019), the Preparatory Action will be a great test bench for pro-ving the significance of European research

in defence and for laying the foundations for a European defence R&D programme within the 2021-2027 Multiannual Finan-cial Framework.

The key aspect when assessing the added value that the EU’s Preparatory Action will provide is, without doubt, the technologi-cal research carried out by the industrial sector and defence ministries. This will en-sure new strategic capabilities for Europe’s armed forces and make the EU’s techno-logical and industrial base more competi-tive. The main operational aim of the PA is to conduct successful research projects

that would not usually be undertaken by the Member States individually in order to back military technology development.

Therefore, the PA road map should be ba-sed on the priorities pointed out in the Ca-pability Development Programme (CDP) so that it truly tackles the capability needs expressed and expected by the Member States.

To this end, the Preparatory Action will

be allocated a considerably larger bud-get than the Pilot Project: EUR 90 million for its three-year duration, 25 million of which will be spent in 2017. The EDA is poised, ready and eager to take on the task of implementing the PA, which in-cludes managing and executing research projects, as well as applying the outcome of those projects in the future.

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Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros,Government High Commissioner for Marca España

AN INDUSTRY FOR GLOBAL SOLIDARITY

The international perception of Spain as a serious, charitable, and innovative country that respects its international commitments is largely based on the excellence and human quality of our Armed Forces.

t is no accident that this is the institution held in highest regard by Spanish society, and therefore making it one of the most relevant and significant attributes of our image as a country across the world. The international leadership of our defence industry completes and elevates this international perception of Marca España through its reputation and technological level.

Today, Spain occupies a significant position in the Concert of Nations, contributing to international peace and security. Our history and geopolitical situation has turned us into a key country in global defence, especially since the appearance of the jihadist threat. For this reason, Spain is increasingly present in the world and all aspects related to defence represent, without a doubt, determining elements of its potential as an global key player.

To effectively fulfil the missions entrusted to Spain by the multilateral bodies to which our country belongs, it is essential for the defence sector to have the greatest military abilities in an internationally competitive industry. And so that’s what happens. The Spanish defence sector has managed to build an excellent international reputation for itself, linked to efficiency, reliability, innovation, and technological development, all of which require continuous investment and a commitment to RD&I to consolidate itself in the global market.

Spain has stayed firm in supporting the fight against this terrorism and is part of the international coalition against the Islamic State, whose members have already met in Madrid on two occasions thus far. Our country supports the efforts of the Global Coalition with 457 military personnel, who have so far trained over 22 800 troops of the Iraqi security forces, many of whom have demonstrated their effectiveness in taking cities as significant as Ramadi or Mosul.

Security tasks, logistical support, training in mine clearance, bomb disposal, and military medicine are among the tasks carried out by our soldiers in the country. Among these, we can highlight the role of Spanish instructors in educating new Iraqi military personnel about human rights and international law, in order to take the fight against the Islamic State to all possible fronts, eradicating potential inhuman acts during military operations in retaliation for terrorist acts. This is how our Armed Forces work to protect the future of our planet.

A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY

We are looking at a strategic industry, both in terms of the international threats we face as well as from a purely economic perspective. The Spanish defence industry

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OUR HISTORY AND GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION HAS TURNED US INTO A KEY COUNTRY IN GLOBAL DEFENCE, MORE SO SINCE THE APPEARANCE OF THE JIHADIST THREAT

has a turnover of €5 billion a year and directly employs over 20 000 people, 40% of whom are highly qualified. This makes it one of the five largest European exporters and puts it in the seventh place worldwide. Over the last few years, it has devoted almost 10% of investment to R&D&I. The aerospace sector—civil and military—is in eighth place worldwide with an investment of 11%, greater than the space industry, with around 15% in investment and in fifth place at the worldwide level.

PRESTIGE AND RECOGNITION

The evidence says it all: coinciding with the announcement of the future delivery of sixteen C295W aircraft to Canada—assembled at the Airbus Defence and Space factory in Seville—, the British Royal Air Force announced it had signed with it a maintenance contract for its newly delivered A400Ms, which arrived in the United Kingdom from the same plant in San Pablo. At the same time that the Colombian Air Force formalises the purchase of two airport vehicles from the Iturri group, the Spanish Navy frigate Cristóbal Colón sets sail for Australia, where it will participate in joint manoeuvres with the Royal Australian Navy. Spain’s F-105 frigate is starting a journey where it will not only expose and provide details of its naval and technological operations but also be able to circumnavigate the Earth

as it passes by Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore, French Polynesia, Peru, and Colombia.

Over the years, Spain has shown that it has the skills, the abilities, and the talent to develop products and services with a high value added. Thus, high-level performance in the fields of aeronautics, communications, electronics, or the naval industry have enabled our country to have an industry recognised by its high technological intensity.

INNOVATION FOR THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETY

Would it be fathomable to travel around the world without GPS today? Or can anyone imagine what it would be like to live without the Internet? Progress in RD&I investment not only allows for making advances in terms of security but also implies thriving in the consolidation

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THE SPANISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY HAS A TURNOVER OF €5 BILLION A YEAR AND DIRECTLY EMPLOYS OVER 20,000 PEOPLE

in the MALE 2020 European project to develop a highly advanced system of unmanned aerial vehicles for use in surveillance, intelligence, and reconnaissance tasks.

This improvement in capacities is also present in ground transportation. The project for the future VCR 8x8 armoured vehicles, produced by General Dynamics-Santa Bárbara Sistemas, Indra, and Sapa, will allow for agile units and faster deployment in areas of operations, while increasing safety, navigation capabilities, and communications, as well as improving propulsion and energy efficiency.

of a national industrial base. The convergence between civil and defence research exceeds the most optimistic forecasts.

Thus, we can see that there are great examples of capacity to develop RD&I that allows for generating our own products with a great potential for export. The NH-90 helicopter programme, manufactured by Airbus Helicopters in Albacete, has consolidated itself as an essential tool in the tactical transport of troops, already shared by thirteen allied countries. This collaboration is also shown by the Spanish participation

SPANISH F-105 FRIGATE ‘CRISTÓBAL COLÓN’

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SPAIN HAS THE SKILLS, THE ABILITIES, AND THE TALENT TO DEVELOP PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OF HIGH VALUE ADDED

is a true reflection of Spain’s abilities to offer the world an image of a modern, technologically advanced country. This recognition, which is a strength of Marca España, cannot be separated from defence as a whole—and therefore, from our Armed Forces, which contribute to peace and security, nationally and internationally, making Spain a highly-valued country wherever we go.

These great achievements and projects demonstrate that security is inseparable from innovation and technology. Innovation in the defence industry allows progress to be made for the benefit of all of society, generating technological growth, activity beyond our own industry, and a grand return in terms of RD&I, while guaranteeing the utmost security that citizens deserve.The enhancement of industry in this sector

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DEFENCE: A DECENTRALIZED INDUSTRY

The presence of a handful of large defence companies in several communities tilts this sector’s scales towards those regions. The differences between one region and another are very significant, in large part because of this situation

he weight of the industrial defence sector in the Auto-nomous Communities is in large part defined by the pre-sence of cutting-edge companies from the sector in each region. Under this premise, it is easy to see that Madrid is by far the main region for this activity. The over €3.5 bi-llion in turnover in military sales from Madrid companies in 2015 represents almost two-thirds of the nationwide total (62.9%), a share that is even higher than the one it had been maintaining since 2010.

The presence of firms that comprise the Grupo Airbus business group are key; they alone are responsible for 64.8% of all turnover in Spain’s defence industry. Its strong roots in Andalusia, where Airbus Defence and Space has its military aircraft assembly plant in Seville, for example, explains this Autonomous Community’s second place position on the ranking. More specifically, Andalusia, with a turnover of €1.2 billion a year, accou-nts for 21.2% of the total figure. It is a success story built around the strong implementation of the aeronautical sector in the region.

After these two autonomous communities, which to-gether represent over 84% of the sector, the rest can be divided into two categories. The first category com-prises the Basque Country (with 3.7% of total Spanish

defence sales), Castilla-La Mancha (also 3.7%), Galicia (3.5%) and Murcia (2.2%). Companies such as Navantia (with military shipyards in Galicia and Murcia as well as in Andalusia) and, again, Grupo Airbus (Airbus Helicop-ters España is headquartered in the city of Albacete in Castilla-La Mancha), also play an important role in the sector’s activity in these regions.

The remaining autonomous communities combined do not represent more than 3% of national activity. Of the-se communities, Castilla-León (0.6%), Asturias (0.6%) and the Valencian Community (0.5%) stand out so-mewhat more. In the others, the sector is hardly repre-sented at all.

According to data gathered by the Directorate General of Armaments and Materials, the sharp increase in sales in the Community of Madrid was significant. It had a turnover of almost €120 million more than the previous year. It is followed by Andalusia, with an over 80% in-crease from the previous year, and Castilla-La Man-cha, with €47.5 million more, increasing total turnover to more than €200 million. This puts that community nearly at the same level as in Basque Country (€210 mi-llion in sales in 2015), which saw a sharp decline: €70 million less than the previous fiscal year.

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THE WINGS OF THE FIRST SPANISH A400M AIRCRAFT ARRIVE AT THE

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Airbus Defence and Space

Andalusia has a long tradition in the safety and defence industry, especially in the

aeronautical and naval sectors, both of which are heavyweights in their own right. In fact, the military in-dustry was the precursor of a signi-ficant part of Andalusian industry, which itself is closely linked with the first shipyards in Cadiz, the artillery industry and, in the 20th century, the first aircraft built in Tablada.

The sector includes 120 companies; employs 12,000 workers (6.4% of the industrial workforce in Anda-lusia); has a sales volume of €2.5 billion, according to calculations by the Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalusia, IDEA, which is a dependent agency of the Andalusian government; and has €1.6 billion in exports (6.2% of the

regional total). In terms of GDP, the sector represents 22.3% of regional industrial production and 1.84% of the GDP of Andalusia, according to the latest available data from the Andalusian government. In addition, the security and defence industry has an important capacity as a driving force of technology and innovation.

The important drivers of the sector on the national level are located in Andalusia, more specifically in Seville: Grupo Airbus, Navantia and General Dynamics Santa Bar-bara Sistemas (GDSBS). These are large companies which, over the last twenty years, have developed powerful programmes in the mi-litary industry in this region. Pro-grammes include the final assembly line for the A-400M transport air-

craft, components for the Leopard combat tank, the Pizarro tactical vehicle, F-100 frigates and Euro-fighter combat aircraft.

A significant number of actors and companies involved in the sector accompany these driving forces. They include Aertec, Aernnova, Alestis, Aciturri, Carbures, CM Computers and Skylife, for exam-ple. This ecosystem is rounded out by a group of technology, knowled-ge and infrastructure players, which include the maritime-naval cluster, CITIC, the Tecnobahía Technology Park in Cadiz, the Centre for Ad-vanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC), the Aerospace Science and Technology Park of Andalusia, Aeropolis and the Hélice Founda-tion, a cluster which includes com-panies in the aerospace sector.

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“THE SINGLE DEFENCE MARKET IN EUROPE WILL BRING ABOUT NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPANISH INDUSTRY”

The aims of the Spanish Association of Defence, Aeronautical and Space Technology Companies (TEDAE) include supporting the internationalisation of its members. In this interview, the Chairman of TEDAE gives us an overview of the current situation in the sector as a whole and of his specific organisation, and provides some insight as to what can be expected of the

INTERVIEW WITH ADOLFO MENÉNDEZ,Chairman of the Spanish Association of Defence, Aeronautical and Space Technology Companies (TEDAE)

EDAE is seen as the trade association of the Spa-nish defence industry. What are the association’s main tasks in this respect? Indeed, TEDAE joins together the major Spanish companies in the fields of aeronautics, security and defence. There are over 75 companies, including large influential companies and SMEs, major contractors and systems suppliers, and other smaller yet highly specialised firms. Our main objecti-ve as an association is to drive the development and com-petitiveness of this industrial defence and security fabric and to help consolidate its growth both in Spain and world-wide. We also aim to represent our member companies in various national, European and global organisations, and to act as an intermediary between them and government bodies. Of course, we also intend to actively contribute to raising social awareness of the significant social, financial and technological return of this industry in Spain.

What progress or milestones has the association achieved over the past year?We have updated our work model in order to provide a better service to our companies day by day and further consolidate our position as an association. The idea is to find common ground between the interests of all four of the industrial sectors that TEDAE encompasses, which has made us stronger and more efficient. The associa-tion has been enriched by the diversity and specificities of each sector and the different member companies, regardless of their size, location or technological niche.

The new organisational model is based on four cross-sectional areas that support the chairman’s department, general management, and operations, as well as the four sectors. These four areas are communication, qua-lity, environment and international legal. Their cross-sectional nature enables them to interconnect the four industrial sectors, which helps to keep ideas flowing and share common and specific needs.

But without a doubt, what we find most rewarding is to see how the number of member companies has gradua-lly grown over the past few months.

Due to the recession in the past few years, now more than ever businesses are setting their sights abroad. What does TEDAE do to help its companies in this respect?Supporting the internationalisation process of its mem-bers is one of TEDAE’s most important lines of work, in addition to coordinating the various actions that are taken within the defence sector in this regard. The Asso-ciation arranges for group participation in foreign trade fairs within a hall dedicated to Spain. It also organises industrial missions in collaboration with the relevant pu-blic institutions and sets up technical workshops linked to business opportunities on the international market.

Moreover, on behalf of these industrial sectors, it is in-volved in the Inter-Ministerial Support Group for the De-

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fence Industry, which repre-sents the major public entities linked to this field.

In addition to its active colla-boration with ICEX, TEDAE has an internationalisation plan, which has been in place since 2014 and is constantly updated. Part of this plan in-cludes providing institutional backing for exports, offering technical support in foreign trade operations, and stud-ying funding mechanisms.

What is new in internatio-nalisation, and what op-portunities have come up over the past year?The most significant progress is undoubtedly being made in the development of a Common European Se-curity and Defence Policy and the creation of a single defence market in Europe. This would give rise to new opportunities for Spanish industry to use its capabilities in order to remain at the cutting edge of technology, as well as boost those capabilities by taking part in multina-tional R&D programmes, thus becoming more competi-tive on the international market.

With rising threats – including terrorism, tension due to migration, conflicts that continue to evolve and some of the policies taken up by the major powers –, the amount of resources dedicated to defence is growing globally: in Europe, Asia, the Near East... Within this scenario, the de-fence industry rises as another military capability, and the traditional fields of land, sea and air must now make room for space and cyberspace so as to devise new strategies.

What are the Spanish defence industry’s strengths compared to other similar countries?The defence and security industry that TEDAE encom-passes has gone to great lengths over the past few years in terms of investment and R&D&I, placing its companies in a prominent position on the global market. Right now, we can proudly say that ours is one of the few countries whose businesses are involved in the entire industrial process, all the way from product development to pro-duction and maintenance.

We boast competitive technologies, capabilities and pro-ducts in the fields of land, sea and air platforms, as well as in space, cybersecurity, electronics, communications and armament.

Our companies have a good understanding of and ope-rate well in the highly competitive and demanding in-ternational market we are in, as proven by the fact that

exports account for 75% of their turnover.

What’s more, the structure of our industrial fabric –—com-prised of major contractors, subcontractors and SMEs with their own products — enables Spain to head up complex pro-jects, take part in international initiatives and work in speciali-sed niches.

Where would you say Spain stands in the Preparatory Action of the European Union? Terrorism, the upheaval sha-king neighbouring countries,

and the USA’s strategic turn on the Eastern world have pushed Europe to consider strengthening its security and ensuring it has enough autonomy to guarantee its own defence. Due to these factors, the EU is encouraging cooperation among its countries in defence so as to gain efficiency and secure its technological leadership, in the knowledge that none of those countries would be able to single-handedly face up to the huge cost of developing defence capabilities and deploying military operations.

The Preparatory Action for Defence Research was insti-gated by the European Union with a view to writing a chapter in the next Framework Programme dedicated to funding defence R&D projects, which is an unpreceden-ted landmark. Spain needs to be ready when this hap-pens. The project is scheduled to last three years and represents the prologue to a more ambitious defence programme that will be taking off in 2021. Spain’s in-dustry has a prominent position on the European sce-ne thanks to decades of constant investment in R&D&I, with a sturdy group of companies involved in the sector’s supply chain who are keen to take part in defining the priority areas for joint investment and developing these areas based on a collaborative model.

For TEDAE, Europe’s cooperation in defence innovation is extremely interesting, as this will encourage the launch of new technological development programmes, which in turn will support the survival of an industry that provi-des such a high social return.

How do you see TEDAE in the years ahead?I see a consolidated and efficient association on a tireless quest for new formulas to provide its companies with stronger and better support, guiding them in their deve-lopment and growth, helping them to anticipate the futu-re, and representing and speaking for a sector that plays such a strategic social, financial and technological role in everyone’s welfare, as citizens and as a people all together.

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“UNITING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPHERES CREATES A FEEDBACK SYSTEM THAT BENEFITS THE WHOLE COUNTRY”

After a tough year for public procurement while Spain was running under a temporary Government, Chairman of AESMIDE looks to the future with optimism. For Gerardo Sánchez Revenga, promoting cooperation with the Spanish Government is paramount so that it can work as a “takeoff platform for private companies”.

INTERVIEW WITH GERARDO SÁNCHEZ REVENGA,Chairman of the Spanish Association of the Contractors of Government Bodies (AESMIDE)

hat can SMEs do for the Defence industry and why do they stand out?SMEs have energised Spain’s economy, and that added value has naturally reached the defence industry.

Spain’s SMEs add value by competing together with the other companies under the umbrella of AESMIDE on projects that require various capabilities in terms of ser-vices and supply. We might, for instance, mention the Defence Logistics Operator or Basic Uniform Equipment contracts. These are projects in which each SME puts forward its own speciality whilst working together as a group.

Since the recession set in, businesses are paying more attention to the foreign market. What does AESMIDE do to support companies in this regard? AESMIDE’s companies have been on the global market since before the financial crisis, and they have become more internationalised in recent years. AESMIDE has had a Foreign Support department for several years now to back partner companies in their international initiatives. Moreover, AESMIDE collaborates with ICEX, and as such has financial backing for its plan to support business in-ternationalisation. Every year, it analyses potential areas of interest where it carries out prospective missions to detect needs and discover new markets. It then provi-des its companies with information and know-how by

organising inverse and/or direct trade missions. We are currently working with organisations such as NATO and the UN, and we are studying how to transmit our inter-ests and capabilities to EU institutions. So far, we have organised direct trade missions to various Latin Ameri-can countries, including Peru, Chile, Brazil and Colom-bia. Spain’s industry boasts a considerable wealth of know-how regarding contracts with the public sector, in particular with the defence sector, and it seems fea-sible to initially export that know-how to countries with experience or with the need to outsource their services and supplies.

What opportunities have come up over the past year in the field of internationalisation? Government bodies are going through a process of evo-lution, to which AESMIDE’s partner companies must pay special attention. Government bodies are now changing from simply acquiring a given type of equipment to con-tracting capabilities, and this involves uniting supply and service in one single contract.

Contracting capabilities entails a series of peculiarities and nuances, and Spain’s industry has the experience to rise to that challenge. This has brought about opportu-nities on markets such as the United Nations marketpla-ce, in niches such as logistical tracking, food projects, life camps, fuel supply and a great many more for the

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different UN agencies, the logistics division and pea-ce missions.

The United Nations is a difficult market, but also an extremely interesting one, as the products and services developed for the armed forces in this field have a dual purpose.

What do Spain’s SMEs have to say about the Preparatory Action of the European Union?Both AESMIDE and its SMEs are aware of just how sig-nificant Europe’s defence industry is due to its contri-butions to the economy, technology and competitiveness. That’s why it is so important for EU member states to work together. We also believe that all of the EU’s efforts to har-monise standards, establish transparent control mecha-nisms on exports of dual use goods and, of course, define research and development policies are positive for business.

We therefore keep an eye on the Preparatory Action of the European Union regarding anything that might affect us, but we must not forget that the AESMIDE companies mostly work for defence as opposed to in defence.

One of AESMIDE’s key characteristics is the diver-sity of sectors and activities that its partner com-panies are involved in. How does this variety help the association and what difficulties does it entail?Covering a multitude of sectors is extremely enriching, firstly for the businesses themselves, as they are always in contact with companies from other sectors, which en-courages complementary arrangements, and secondly for government bodies in two ways: on the one hand, it means the ability to deal with cross-sectional projects, while on the other hand, it provides experience in seve-ral fields of action (innovative products and cutting-edge capabilities, as well as success stories). This collabora-tion between the association and government bodies enables AESMIDE to test the waters in different areas of the market.

AESMIDE has brought a new way of tendering to the Mi-nistry of Defence’s procurement activities, which involves working together with government bodies. This collabo-ration goes from choosing a project to developing it with the utmost efficacy and efficiency.

As the Chairman of the as-sociation, it is not too diffi-cult to cater for disparate interests because the com-panies share their experien-ce and put forward ideas on how to improve public procurement together. Their attitude within the associa-tion is inspiring.

AESMIDE defines itself as an association of contrac-tor companies for defen-ce. Have there been any significant changes in this field for SMEs? What has been achieved?As I said earlier, our com-panies can take part in ten-

ders and put forward projects either individually or as a joint venture. That brings about advantages for both government bodies and the companies. This is true for government bodies because a group of companies en-sures that the supply or service will be provided even if one of the companies encounters problems. Meanwhile, the joint venture takes on part of the risk of the contract, and the potential risks of subcontracting are covered by the figure of the allocated supplier.

For the companies, the advantage lies in the chance to become part of a group that includes larger companies, and enables them to take part in and carry out big pro-jects where each business plays its part according to its industrial capabilities.

AESMIDE has managed to find a solution to the problem faced by SMEs when major service and supply contracts are centralised and concentrated by enabling them to bid together as a temporary business consortium (which are known in Spain as UTEs).

One of the biggest achievements is the Basic Uniform Equipment contract which has been entrusted to a tem-porary consortium comprised of ten companies: six small firms, one medium-sized company and three large en-terprises.

What role do SMEs play in R&D&I? Technological innovation is essential in order for the companies to increase their competitiveness and be successful, both in national markets and beyond. To achieve this, SMEs are particularly active innovators and have spent years investing resources in their R&D&I de-partments.

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How do you see AESMIDE in the coming years?I see plenty of possibilities for AESMIDE to grow. The difficulties that public procurement has battled through over this past year under a temporary government have now come to an end, and so too has the blockage in public administration. Companies are looking forward to carrying out the projects they have in the pipeline over the next few years.

It is vital to strengthen collaboration between the pu-blic and private sectors. In this regard, Spain’s Ministry of Defence, other government bodies and the industrial sector “are all aware of the need to work together to improve public services. Uniting the public and priva-te spheres creates a feedback system that benefits the whole country. On the one hand, we need to be able to drive cooperation so that government bodies can act as a takeoff platform for private companies, who in turn will be capable of leveraging the country’s growth.

On the international scene, Spain is faced with a major challenge: to show the world that we are a strong country with a real synergy between the public and private sec-tors, using our experience and the excellence we have al-ready demonstrated in a great many countries to prove it.

The value that AESMIDE can add is to encourage colla-boration in a broad, cross-sectional sense and the ability to adapt to different situations. Business initiative is end-less, and we will be there to bear witness as new fields of activity are born to provide an efficient response to new needs.

In the textile sector, the strategy focuses mainly on de-veloping new raw materials and products. In the food sector, it is about implementing management systems to ensure the quality of goods and services. In infrastructu-re and services, the focus is on innovation in renewable energy and IT, with many projects geared towards im-proving cities and services for citizens using technology (healthcare, digital administration systems, etc.).

It is important to keep in mind the lengths that the Minis-try of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness has gone to with the Digital Agenda for Spain and funding for institu-tions such as the CDTI (Centre for the Development of In-dustrial Technology) towards projects that involve creating or considerably improving a process, product or service. This can include anything from industrial research activi-ties and experimental development to projects that invol-ve introducing and adapting pioneering technologies.

AESMIDE also encourages collaborative projects with large companies and provides information on public po-licies and collaborating institutions regarding the measu-res enabling SMEs to access R&D&I initiatives.

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THE POWER OF SMES

Beyond their sales figures, SMEs largely make up the front line of innovation and development in the sector, whether through subcontracted projects or in-house developments

he Spanish defence sector is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 82.1% of companies involved in this activity belong to this category. However, their presence is not as large as it is for Spanish industry as a whole, where the figure is 99.9%, and their overall sales are not particularly notable. Indeed, they represent barely 5.5% of sales (€309 million), according to the re-port on 2015, titled The Spanish Defence Industry, from the Directorate General of Armaments and Materials (DGAM).

Nevertheless, this panorama changes significantly if in-direct sales to the Ministry of Defence (€903 million in 2015) are taken into account. In this case, SMEs make up 48.6% of these indirect sales, whereas large compa-nies make up 51.4%. This is not reflected in the statistics because it is included within the main contractor’s sales to the Ministry of Defence. Otherwise, the same amou-nts would be accounted for twice.

Beyond their sales figures, SMEs largely make up the front line of innovation and development in the sector, whether through subcontracted projects or in-house de-velopments. Below are six examples of these companies’ work. This is a sample from amongst the over 300 SMEs that reported sales in the defence sector in 2015.

ARPA, MOBILE FIELD EQUIPMENT

This company, specialised in military, civilian and health-care logistics, currently employs nearly one hundred

people, almost twice as many as in the previous year. Its products are used in more than 50 countries. In fact, managers explain, “armies all over the world refer to our kitchens as Arpas”. Today, the company carries out comprehensive rapid-deployment projects not only for defence, but also for emergencies and catastrophes, ci-vilian projects, health and telecommunications.

Arpa exports nearly all of its products. Their main mar-kets are in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. It also operates in Europe, though on a so-mewhat smaller scale.

In recent months, it has designed and manufactured an atmospheric water generator with a system that has been patented by the company. Three models of atmos-pheric generators are included in the company’s catalo-gue: the Arpaqua 50, Arpaqua 500 and Arpaqua 5000. The number indicates the number of litres of water each model can generate in a day.

CENTUM

Technology is the centre of this company’s activities. It has 180 employees—95% of whom are engineers—and a turnover of more than €10 million per year. Foun-ded in 2005, it has locations in Germany and Brazil and operates in about 20 countries, where it works for over 50 multinational companies. Its developments are focu-sed on the aeronautical, defence, emergency, security and telecommunications sectors.

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THE SPANISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY INCLUDES OVER THREE HUNDRED SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES THAT REPORTED SALES IN THE SECTOR IN 2015

Its commitment to innovation is so strong that it reinvests 90% of its profits to this end. The results of this philo-sophy include advances such as a security system based on signals intelligence techniques that protects sensitive areas against drones, called NoFlyZrone; a system based on signals intelligence that protects areas against hostile radio frequency interference, called NoJamZrone; aero-nautical equipment capable of precisely locating mobile telephones in areas where there may not be network co-verage, called LifeSeeker; different developments in com-munications solutions for critical environments—such as aeronautics or defence—and a series of systems aimed at optimising and improving telecommunications technolo-gy such as YaTT, OPP, Toketea or the Arfosat.

DAS PHOTONICS

DAS Photonics is the only Spanish firm that has been awarded a direct contract for product development from the Pentagon and the United States Armed Forces, a fact that its managers emphasise. It is also involved in con-tracts from the European Space Agency and the Euro-pean Defence Agency, amongst other bodies. Founded in 2005, the company focuses on developing innovative products based on its proprietary photonics technology that are aimed at the defence and aerospace sectors. Over 50 people work at this company, whose catalogue inclu-des complete solutions in areas such as electronic warfare and electronic intelligence (ESM/ELINT, ECM, Comint), ad-

vanced instrumentation, photonic payloads for satellites and fibre optic links (RF over Fibre).

Current sales are around €4 million, thanks to the work of its trained team of doctors, engineers and technicians. It ex-ports nearly all of its work, mainly to the United States and the Middle East. DAS Photonic managers state that it is the only company in the world that offers deployed EW (electro-nic warfare) solutions capable of managing 5th-generation threats as well as the only company that offers photonic devices for satellites that have already been tested in flight.

ESCRIBANO

In the defence sector, Escribano designs and manufactu-res a complete family of remote weapons systems (RWS) for use on land, sea and air. It has a staff of over 200 people and sales of over €37 million per year, mainly in foreign markets, which represent 80% of its sales. Its in-

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all over the world, with Europe being its most important market. The company has a distribution network in the United Kingdom, South Korea, China, Japan, Canada and the United States.

In 2016, the firm received the Academiae Dilecta Award from the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering in recog-nition of its technology, the developments it has made in R&D and for being the only Spanish company that manu-factures infrared detectors.

RODRISER

Rodriser, an aeronautical maintenance, engineering and ma-nufacturing company, is involved in various innovation and development projects related to new production processes and latest-generation materials, amongst others. The objec-tive of these projects is to achieve maximum efficiency while at the same time helping take care of the environment.

The company, which has a staff of 200 employees, has a turnover of around €13 million a year. In addition to its headquarters and maintenance centre located in Getafe (Madrid), it also has a location in Munich, where it has a delegation that offers engineering services.

Currently, Rodriser offers engineering and component main-tenance services in addition to manufacturing, assembly and other customer support services, within the aeronau-tical sector supply chain, amongst other industrial sectors.

ternational presence is especially significant in the Near Eastern and Latin American regions. It also operates in Europe through agreements with local partners.

Since its founding in 1987, Escribano has seen continuous growth based on improving its facilities, innovation and commitment to its clients. In 2013, it added an enginee-ring area that allowed it to make a qualitative leap in its industrial offer. From that point the company has mana-ged to position itself amongst the benchmark industries in the Spanish defence sector, Escribano representatives note. The firm has managed to make this leap without tarnishing its reputation in the machining of high-preci-sion mechanical components for very demanding sectors such as space or high-precision optics.

NEW INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES

NIT, as this company is known, is a high-tech company that manufactures uncooled, mid-wave infrared detec-tors, systems and cameras for the band between 1 to 5 microns. Since the launch of its first product in 2010, NIT has managed to consolidate its international position in the infrared detector and systems manufacturing sector. That same year, it began marketing the first uncooled, mid-wave image detector available worldwide.

Currently, more than 50% of NIT’s turnover is from the international market. To date, the company has sold its detectors, systems and cameras to more than 180 clients

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Antonio FonfríaProfessor of Applied Economics at the Complutense University of Madrid

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SPANISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA

Spain’s membership of the different supranational security and defence institutions must be considered a necessity, not an option.

ntering NATO in the ‘80s—and also the EU, as we should not forget—was an important step forward in this country’s integration into the world. Although it may appear to be a partial integration because of NATO’s position, it is ne-cessary to take into account the fact that the organisation has two aspects, political and military. At the time, this dual role and the entry of Spain led to progress in international attendance at forums where sweeping decisions on a wide variety of issues were taken and allowed for greater confi-dence in the abilities that could be offered and participa-tion in various of types of action, not only military but also political and industrial.

Subsequently, participation in agreements such as the LoI (letter of intention) and institutions like Occar (Organisa-tion for Joint Armament Cooperation) and the EDA (Euro-pean Defence Agency), plus membership of international consortia, led to even deeper and broader integration, so much so that significant cooperation agreements have been signed with a large number of countries. The num-ber of agreements has risen from fewer than 10 in the mid-’80s to over 60 today. These agreements have been made in a variety of areas, including military training, coo-peration on armaments, and defence diplomacy.

It is vital for the Spanish defence industry—but not only this industry—to focus on belonging to the ASD (AeroS-pace and Defence Industries Association of Europe), of which Tedae, the Spanish association, is a member. We

should also mention Aesmide; although this association does not exclusively focus on defence, it also deals with the more general areas of government bodies.

However, to what point has it been or is it still important for the Spanish defence industry that Spain take part in the above-mentioned international forums and ins-titutions? In the absence of an in-depth analysis of this topic, a number of considerations can be put forward that should be taken into account when gauging its im-portance.

Firstly, opening up to other markets has clearly been be-neficial. For example, demands for materiel from institu-tions like NATO have strengthened the role of Spanish defence companies as suppliers. However, this role has been limited by at least two factors. The first is a lack of a properly structured strategy that would offer sup-port to Spanish companies in international forums. On numerous occasions, improvisation or a lack of clearly defined objectives have hampered the Spanish industry’s chances of taking part in certain programmes. The se-cond factor has to do with the previous one, but from the point of view of inter-company organisation. Greater possibilities of success tend to come from cooperation between companies, as packages of complete solutions for complex needs can be offered. In this sense, Spain lacks the capacity for cooperation between companies that is used intensively by other countries.

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A second aspect to consider is technological factors. Since a capacity for technological innovation is a par-ticularly important asset for this sector, taking part in international programmes, a result of taking part in the above-mentioned institutions, requires the intensive use of two company strategies and one government stra-tegy. The first of these is recognising that spending on R&D and innovation is a necessary condition—if not a sufficient one—for competing with big international firms. This requires a significant effort by companies. The second suggests that Spanish companies need to take part in more lobbying activities in the different ins-titutions. Obviously, this ability to apply pressure must be backed by the government, as the companies’ and government policies must follow the same line. As for the industrial policy of the different departments of the administration, it is important that this policy should not cling to the current business climate, which, as is well known, tends to alter over time. On the contrary, it is necessary to take into account what its future might be and which needs can be met by goods, services, and technologies from both civilian and mixed sources. So, the opening up of the defence market to newcomers, in addition to being a growing reality, must form part of the government departments’ vision of the defence business and industry.

Thirdly, we should include agreements made between companies that are linked both to international program-

mes (Eurofighter, A400M, etc.) and to those developed within the EDA, which are normally less far-reaching, at least up to now, and those that end due to market is-sues, such as mergers and acquisitions. In all of these, the technical aspect plays an important part as a source of competitive advantage, but it is not the only factor. Although greater detail would be needed, it will be suffi-cient to note that agreements linked with international programmes are mediated by governments, which tends to increase their complexity and inefficiency, while indus-trial issues are mediated by policies. In regard to EDA pro-jects, the main problem is due to a lack of agreements on implementation, since the member countries decide whether to take part or not.

In conclusion, from the industry’s point of view, participa-tion in international bodies is very positive but its level of achievement is low compared to the potential that could be reached if long-term strategic aspects were taken into account in its design.

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TOWARDS A COMPETITIVE EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY

Ever since the European Council of December 2013, the European Union has been working on a renewed attempt to build a Europe of Defence based on three key pillars: the EU Global Strategy, its implementation plan in the specific field of security and defence, and lastly, the European Defence Action Plan.

xperts from the Spanish multinational Indra talk us through the latest events, before going on to explain the new Europe of Defence. Firstly, on 28 June 2016, the high representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, presented the EU Global Strategy (EUGS) to the Heads of State or Go-vernment at the European Council.

A few months later on 14 November, Mogherini revea-led the plan to apply this strategy in the field of security and defence. This document establishes the level of am-bition and the mechanisms for developing the actions with which to carry it out. All in all, the Application Plan has identified 13 specific actions, and an initial follow-up report will be presented in June 2017.

Lastly, on 30 November, the European Commission pre-sented the European Defence Action Plan (EDAP), which was endorsed during the European Council last Decem-ber, together with a mandate for its full development. Acting through the Directorate General for Internal Mar-ket, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROWTH) and under the leadership of Commissioner El€bieta Bien-kowska, the European Commission described this Ac-tion Plan as complementary to the global strategy and application plan, and shined the spotlight on the impor-tance of taking steps to reinforce the European defence industry.

In this way, the Action Plan will include a line of action for the regulation of the interior market and will pro-pose a series of measures to achieve the two strategic objectives that represent a turning point for the compe-titiveness of the European defence industry.

On the one hand, it contemplates the need to create a European defence fund in order to support investment in the joint research and development of defence equi-pment and technology. On the other hand, it encoura-ges investments in SMEs, startups, mid-caps and other suppliers of the defence industry.

Regarding the first goal of creating a European defence fund, this new instrument would include two sections that would complement one another whilst remaining different in terms of legal structure and budgetary sou-rces. The first section would be dedicated to financing collaborative research in innovative defence technolo-gies, and the second would be a financial tool to enable the member states to jointly acquire capabilities. These capabilities will be agreed upon by the member states, who will be the ultimate owners of the develo-pments. In terms of quantity, the second section could mobilise roughly EUR 5 billion a year.

To ensure consistency and coherence between both sec-tions of this European defence fund, the Commission

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THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE ACTION PLAN INTENDS TO CREATE A DEFENCE FUND TO SUPPORT JOINT INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

has announced the establishment of a coordination cou-ncil comprising the European commission, the High Re-presentative, the member states, the European Defence Agency (EDA) and industry “when necessary”.

To achieve the second objective mentioned — that of promoting investment in SME’s, startups, mid-caps and other defence industry suppliers — European structural and investment funds, the European fund for strategic investments and the instruments of the European Inves-tment Bank (EIB) will establish financial incentives for developing strategic activities.

WORKING SINCE 2015

To achieve the two strategic objectives of, firstly, crea-ting a European Defence Fund and, secondly, encoura-ging investments in SMEs, startups, mid-caps and other suppliers, the European Commission has been hard at work since 2015 with its member states, the EDA and the industry to carry out the necessary actions. Among the steps taken so far, there are some particularly no-teworthy landmarks linked to research in defence.

For instance, the report on Preparatory Action was pu-blished in February 2016. The so-called Group of Per-sonalities was involved in drawing up the report. This Group includes political representatives, academics,

think tankers and the CEOs of defence technology re-search organisations and some of the main defence companies in Europe, including Indra, who provided this information through their CEO Fernando Abril-Martorell.

The purpose of this Group is to give advice on how to promote research programmes in the field of defence in keeping with the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The report lays down a series of recommenda-tions on how to effectively establish a multiannual defen-ce R&D programme with funding from the EU budget.

The first grant agreements were signed in October 2016 after the relevant delegation agreement was reached with the European Commission to implement three pilot pro-jects involving different industrial consortia, with the EDA acting as the executive agency.

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In spite of this, EU-funded defence research is being put into action without a sound commitment from the member states — which would be difficult to achieve, according to Indra’s senior managers — to ensure that the plan will actually be continued once the initial R&D stage has concluded and lead to the acquisition of ca-pabilities.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

Because there is no actual guarantee of acquisition once the programme ends, it is crucial to activate cooperation mechanisms with which to overcome the so-called ‘Va-lley of Death’ in the R&D process. For that reason, finan-cial incentives are being planned in order to encourage cooperation to obtain capabilities.

With this in mind, the EDA is working on providing the defence industry with easier access to structural funds (ESIF), both at a regional (ERDF) and inter-regional level, as well as to the European Social Fund (ESF). Unfortu-nately, its actual impact on the sector is still limited and, for now at least, the technology, products and services funded will have to be of a dual nature.

There is also talk of an update of the European Investment Bank’s rules, as they currently deny funding for operations linked to the defence sector. This prevents SMEs and star-tups from taking advantage of the great conditions the EIB can offer. The European Strategic Investment Fund (ESIF), also known as the Juncker Plan, is another possible funding instrument in coordination with the EIB which is

On 1 December, the EU Council and the European Parlia-ment approved the budget that would be earmarked to bring the Preparatory Action into motion in 2017, where the EDA will again play the role of executive agency. Dis-cussions are now underway regarding possible projects for the work plan and to define the participation rules.

Regarding the European Defence Research Programme (EDRP), the report issued by the Group of Personalities recommended allocating a sum of EUR 3.5 billion (EUR 500 million per year) in the next Multiannual Financial Fra-mework (MFF) 2021–2027. With this, the European Com-mission would be on a par with the Member States that invest the most in this field (France, the UK and Germany).

The Group has recommended that the programme be specifically aimed at defence research (as opposed to having a dual purpose) and capability-oriented, esta-blishing eligibility criteria that are compatible with the treaties. These criteria have also been endorsed by the Commission.

They also uphold that this research should complement, and not replace, current investments made by the mem-ber states in defence R&D, and that instead of making scattered efforts, work should be channelled into large projects with a view to developing the capabilities iden-tified by defence ministries.

It must also seek to boost the competitiveness of the de-fence industry and protect its intellectual property, as well as incentivise effective cooperation by creating consortia.

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members need to be strategically self-sufficient, all while creating qualified employment that adds considerable value to Europe’s economy.

In any case, Indra tells us, the process of constructing a Europe of Defence by establishing mechanisms to en-courage collaborative programmes with a view to deve-lop critical shared capabilities represents a great oppor-tunity for Spanish industry. Our common goal must be to encourage the involvement of industry in future coope-ration programmes to research and develop capabilities that may arise over the coming years, and also to ensure the sustainability of its competitiveness by supporting the investment instruments that come about.

Defining a national defence R&D strategy that stands on the foundations of jointly analysing the opportunities and risks that this European initiative represents, in addi-tion to establishing anticipated mechanisms for effective and coordinated action between the various competent authorities and industry, is fundamental to ensure that Spain holds a leading position from which to ensure the competitiveness of its industry in this new scenario.

typically intended for SMEs and innovation companies. The method provides a first-loss guarantee as an incentive for private investment. In order to apply these funds to defence, the eligibility criteria will need to be broadened and the EIB’s will have to change its policy on excluding defence from its funding options.

Lastly, the European Defence Fund (which is currently being fine-tuned under the supervision of the Vice-Presi-dent of the European Commission, Jirky Katainen, after having been announced by President Juncker during his speech on the situation of the EU) would be used to fund capabilities that are shared by different countries, though not for research.

This fund would not initially be fed by EU resources, but by national funds and financial guarantees potentially through a similar mechanism to the Eurozone’s Euro-pean Stability Mechanism (ESM). This would require an intergovernmental treaty to lay down specific and com-mon standards.

The Action Plan does not specify the details of how this European Defence Fund will work, but the European Cou-ncil will be issuing a mandate ordering the Commission to draw up the details with a view to future European Council meetings to be held during the first half of 2017.

It is also important to mention a recent proposal by the European Commission to establish a Space Strategy for Europe (26 October 2016), especially considering its sig-nificant contribution to the operative capabilities applied to the Common Security and Defence Policy within the framework of the EU programmes Galileo, Copernicus, Govsatcom and SST.

The Action Plan particularly highlights the importance of developing the capability to operate secure satellite com-munications, which goes to show the close link between space and defence technology on the path towards the EU’s strategic autonomy.

A NEW COOPERATION SCENARIO

All in all, these strategies, plans and funding instruments suggest that we are witnessing the laying down of new foundations upon which a new cooperation scenario for European defence will be built over the coming years, particularly from an industrial point of view.

Indra explains that the initiatives we are seeing must in-deed be considered from a largely industrial perspecti-ve. Their main priority is to ensure the competitiveness of an industry that develops the technology which EU

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THE GATEWAY TO SPANISH INDUSTRY

Tedae companies represent 1% of national GDP and 6% of industrial GDP in Spain. Their exports exceed 80% of their turnover, they are responsible for 7.6% of total spending in innovation, and generate over 55,000 direct jobs

heTedae business association currently groups 76 com-panies developing advanced technology for defence, ae-ronautics, security, and space. This group includes large and medium-sized companies, main contractors, and systems suppliers, along with smaller but very speciali-sed companies, all of which share a single commitment: generating advanced technology, skilled employment, and social returns on investment.

Companies in Tedae represent a factor of stability that enhances the economy and boosts growth towards high-tech Spanish R&D. Their turnover has grown over the last few years, almost doubling their contribution to industrial GDP between 2007 and 2015. Every euro in-vested in defence generates €2.5 of economic activity.

Tedae companies, across their different sectors and with a turnover of €9.7 billion in 2015, represent 1% of na-

tional GDP and 6% of industrial GDP in Spain. Their ex-ports exceed 80% of their turnover, they are responsible for 7.6% of total spending in innovation, and generate over 55,000 direct jobs.

One of the main characteristics of Tedae companies is the significant effort they make in RD&I investment, being aware that technological leadership is their most competitive feature. And their challenge for the future is to remain committed to RD&I, specialisation, competiti-veness focused on clients, maximum efficiency in supply chains, and carving niches in the international market.

The investments and efforts made over the last few de-cades have placed our country among the few world-wide whose industrial complex is present throughout the product cycle: development, manufacturing, inte-gration, and maintenance. Spanish industry has exce-

TEDAE Spanish Association of Technological Defence, Security, Aeronautics, and Space Companie

Tedae statistics

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INTERIOR OF THE MANUFACTURING

PLANT OF A SPANISH DEFENCE

COMPANY

Ginés Soriano Forte

THE COMPANIES IN TEDAE REPRESENT A FACTOR OF STABILITY THAT ENHANCES THE ECONOMY AND BOOSTS GROWTH

llent products and competitive technological niches in all areas: land, sea, air, and space. Tedae companies also have extensive experience in international programmes as well as the ability to lead complex projects and com-pete in global markets, where they have reached a rele-vant position.

Tedae’s mission is to collaborate actively in the promo-tion of the Spanish industrial complex, providing a voice for companies, and providing supporting, especially in R&D&I developments and internationalisation of pro-ducts, driving cooperation and synergies among them. At the same time, it is the platform where the common positions of the companies and the industrial sectors it covers are defined.

Tedae represents and promotes its members nationally and internationally, especially through the ASD (Aeros-

pace and Defence Industries Association of Europe), an association recognised by the European Commission as the main contact and representative of the industry. Te-dae has implemented agreements and lines of work with equivalent bodies and associations for the purpose of promoting mutual cooperation in the development of their industrial sectors.

Tedae statistics

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MATERIAL DESTACADO DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS ESPAÑOLAS EN EL EXTERIORMILITARY EQUIPMENT USED ABROAD BY THE SPANISH ARMED FORCES

TURQUÍA

IRAKLÍBANO

REPÚBLICACENTROAFRICANA

AUSTRALIA

MALI

GABÓN

CLAVE / KEY:NOMBRE DE LA MISIÓN / NAME– Fecha de inicio / Start date– Objetivo de la misión / Aim of the mission– Organización / Organization– Lugar / Country– Iconos material desplegado / Equipment

ACTIVE FENCE (APOYO A TURQUÍA)– 2015– Refuerzo de la defensa aérea de Turquía frente a misiles desde Siria– OTAN– Turquía

INHERENT RESOLVE – 2014– Adiestramiento de fuerzas iraquíes para luchar contra el Daesh– OTAN– Irak

OPERACIÓN ATALANTA (EUNAVFOR)– 2008– Protección programa de alimentos de la ONU y lucha contra la piratería– UE– Océano Índico

EUTM-MALI– 2013– Asesoramiento en seguridad y adiestramiento del Ejército Nacional de Mali– UE– Mali

APOYO AÉREO A MALI– 2013– Transporte aéreo a operaciones de Francia y UE en Mali y el Sahel – UE– Senegal

POLICÍA AÉREA DEL BÁLTICO (BAP) – 2014 Vigilancia y control del espacio aéreo– OTAN– Estonia, Letonia y Lituania

EUMAM RCA/APOYO AÉREO RCA– 2014– Formación de las Fuerzas Armadas de la República Centroafricana / Apoyo logístico a las operaciones de estabilización – Gabón

NOTA: Los nombres de las unidades aéreas y navales asignadas a la misión varían regularmente como consecuencia de las rotaciones periódicas y de las actividades que se desarrollan en el área de operaciones. Los citados aquí se corresponden con la última actualización antes del cierre de esta publicación

SEA GUARDIAN – 2016– Lucha contra el terrorismo internacional– OTAN– Mar Mediterráneo

Cazaminas Duero M35. Construido por Izar, actual Navantia

Batería de misiles de defensa antiaérea ‘Patriot’

LMV Lince. Desarrollo italiano suministrado por Iveco Defence Vehicles Spain

Camión Iveco. Desarrollo italiano suministrado por

Iveco Defence Vehicles Spain

UNIFIL– 2006– Vigilancia del cese de hostilidades y apoyo a las Fuerzas Armadas de Líbano– ONU– Líbano

– Inicio 2016– Misión de investigación científica, técnica y de innovación– MINECO (Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad)– Antártida

Buque de investigación oceanográfica ‘Hespérides’. Construido por Bazán (actual Navantia)

BAM ‘Relámpago’ P-43. Construido por Navantia

O. Índico

M. Mediterráneo

Fabricados por Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, multinacional de la que España es propietaria del 13%

T 10 (C130 ‘Hércules’).Modernizado por Construcciones Aeronáuticas, SA (CASA), ahora Airbus DS

RG-31. Puesto a disposición por General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas

Avión C-295. Fabricado por Airbus DS en Sevilla

Sistema de comunicación e información (CIS)

EUNAVFORMED SOPHIA– 2015– Lucha contra el tráfico de seres humanos y prevención de pérdida de vidas en el Mediterráneo– UE– Mar Mediterráneo

AB 212. En proceso de modernización por la UTE Sener-Inaer

DESPLIEGUE AUSTRALIANO FRAGATA F-105– 2016– Potenciar la interoperabilidad entre la Marina Real Australiana (RAN) y la Armada Española– RAN y Armada Española– Australia

Fragata ‘Cristobal Colón’ (F-105). Construida por Navantia

Fotografías: Ministerio de Defensa, Armada Española, Ejército del Aire y Ejército de Tierra. Infografía: Modesto J. Carrasco

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MATERIAL DESTACADO DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS ESPAÑOLAS EN EL EXTERIORMILITARY EQUIPMENT USED ABROAD BY THE SPANISH ARMED FORCES

TURQUÍA

IRAKLÍBANO

REPÚBLICACENTROAFRICANA

AUSTRALIA

MALI

GABÓN

CLAVE / KEY:NOMBRE DE LA MISIÓN / NAME– Fecha de inicio / Start date– Objetivo de la misión / Aim of the mission– Organización / Organization– Lugar / Country– Iconos material desplegado / Equipment

ACTIVE FENCE (APOYO A TURQUÍA)– 2015– Refuerzo de la defensa aérea de Turquía frente a misiles desde Siria– OTAN– Turquía

INHERENT RESOLVE – 2014– Adiestramiento de fuerzas iraquíes para luchar contra el Daesh– OTAN– Irak

OPERACIÓN ATALANTA (EUNAVFOR)– 2008– Protección programa de alimentos de la ONU y lucha contra la piratería– UE– Océano Índico

EUTM-MALI– 2013– Asesoramiento en seguridad y adiestramiento del Ejército Nacional de Mali– UE– Mali

APOYO AÉREO A MALI– 2013– Transporte aéreo a operaciones de Francia y UE en Mali y el Sahel – UE– Senegal

POLICÍA AÉREA DEL BÁLTICO (BAP) – 2014 Vigilancia y control del espacio aéreo– OTAN– Estonia, Letonia y Lituania

EUMAM RCA/APOYO AÉREO RCA– 2014– Formación de las Fuerzas Armadas de la República Centroafricana / Apoyo logístico a las operaciones de estabilización – Gabón

NOTA: Los nombres de las unidades aéreas y navales asignadas a la misión varían regularmente como consecuencia de las rotaciones periódicas y de las actividades que se desarrollan en el área de operaciones. Los citados aquí se corresponden con la última actualización antes del cierre de esta publicación

SEA GUARDIAN – 2016– Lucha contra el terrorismo internacional– OTAN– Mar Mediterráneo

Cazaminas Duero M35. Construido por Izar, actual Navantia

Batería de misiles de defensa antiaérea ‘Patriot’

LMV Lince. Desarrollo italiano suministrado por Iveco Defence Vehicles Spain

Camión Iveco. Desarrollo italiano suministrado por

Iveco Defence Vehicles Spain

UNIFIL– 2006– Vigilancia del cese de hostilidades y apoyo a las Fuerzas Armadas de Líbano– ONU– Líbano

– Inicio 2016– Misión de investigación científica, técnica y de innovación– MINECO (Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad)– Antártida

Buque de investigación oceanográfica ‘Hespérides’. Construido por Bazán (actual Navantia)

BAM ‘Relámpago’ P-43. Construido por Navantia

O. Índico

M. Mediterráneo

Fabricados por Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, multinacional de la que España es propietaria del 13%

T 10 (C130 ‘Hércules’).Modernizado por Construcciones Aeronáuticas, SA (CASA), ahora Airbus DS

RG-31. Puesto a disposición por General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas

Avión C-295. Fabricado por Airbus DS en Sevilla

Sistema de comunicación e información (CIS)

EUNAVFORMED SOPHIA– 2015– Lucha contra el tráfico de seres humanos y prevención de pérdida de vidas en el Mediterráneo– UE– Mar Mediterráneo

AB 212. En proceso de modernización por la UTE Sener-Inaer

DESPLIEGUE AUSTRALIANO FRAGATA F-105– 2016– Potenciar la interoperabilidad entre la Marina Real Australiana (RAN) y la Armada Española– RAN y Armada Española– Australia

Fragata ‘Cristobal Colón’ (F-105). Construida por Navantia

Fotografías: Ministerio de Defensa, Armada Española, Ejército del Aire y Ejército de Tierra. Infografía: Modesto J. Carrasco

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2017SPANISH DEFENCE

AND SECURITY COMPANIES

The following directory of different companies displays Spanish industry’s comprehensive offering in a wide variety of defence and security-related

fields.

The directory takes the form of company fact-sheets outlining their range of goods and services and their contact details.

The information and images provided on these fact-sheets have been provided directly by the companies themselves.

Companies were selected on the basis of their status as corporations legally existing in Spain and having the capacity to export

to other markets and have indicated their desire to take an active part in this publication.

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AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE

Paseo de John Lennon, 2, 28906 Getafe (Madrid)www.airbusdefenceandspace.com

Airbus Defence and Space, is Europe’s Number 1 defence and space company. It is the world’s second largest space company and one of the top 10 defence companies globally with revenues of around € 13 billion per year and more than 38,000 employees.Airbus Defence and Space is composed of three business lines: Military Aircraft; Space Systems and Communications, Intelligence & Security (CIS). It brings together a wide portfolio to continue to meet the complex needs of its customers across the world, contribute to Europe’s defence and security, and secure Europe’s sovereign and independent access to space. Airbus Defence and

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Airbus Defence and Space is Europe’s number one defence and space enterprise. It employs some 38,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €13 billion per year.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Worldwide.

unique expertise. Its satellite system solutions for telecommunications, Earth observation, navigation and science include spacecraft, ground segments and payloads. As the European expert for launchers, orbital systems and space exploration, its key systems include Ariane launchers in the framework of a joint venture with Safran, the French deterrent force and the European service module to NASA’s new Orion crewed exploration capsule.

Airbus Defence and Space plays a crucial role in ensuring that Europe has independent and competitive access to space by designing, developing and building today’s Ariane 5 rocket and the

Space is led by Dirk Hoke as Chief Executive Officer.

• Military Aircraft, headed by Fernando Alonso, designs, develops, delivers and supports military aircraft and is the leading fixed-wing military aircraft centre in Europe and one of the market leaders for combat, transport and tanker aircraft world-wide. Key products include the Eurofighter, A400M, A330 MRTT and C295W/CN235 as well as the development of unmanned aerial systems.

• Space Systems, headed by Nicolas Chamussy, covers the full range of civil and defence space systems with its

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future launch systems of tomorrow like Ariane 6.

Airbus Defence and Space is the creator and prime contractor of the most ambitious scientific spacecraft and instruments developed for the European Space Agency – JUICE, CHEOPS, Solar Orbiter, BepiColombo, Rosetta, GAIA, Huygens, Cluster, XMM-Newton, Mars Express, Venus Express, Soho– missions ever widening our knowledge of the Universe.

Therewith, Airbus Defence and Space design and build the most sophisticated satellites for environmental monitoring, like the MetOp-SG satellites and the Sentinel satellites for COPERNICUS, developing a wide range of horizon broadening services.

Airbus Defence and Space provides a full range of space-based security and defence systems and services – reconnaissance and surveillance, secure communications, and intelligence, – using a wide range of satellite resources: Pléiades, CSO-Musis, CERES, TerraSAR-X / TanDEM-X, SKYNET, to name just a few.

• Communications, Intelligence & Security (CIS), headed by Evert Dudok, is the “one-stop-shop” for

to the point of need and long range strategic/logistics ones. And it can also serve as an air-to-air refueling “tanker”. Powered by four unique counter-rotating Europrop International (EPI) TP400 turboprop powerplants, the A400M offers a wide flight envelope in terms of both speed and altitude. It is the ideal airlifter to fulfil the most varied requirements of any nation around the globe in terms of military, humanitarian and any other “civic” mission for the benefit of society. The A400M was launched in 2003 to respond to the combined needs of seven European Nations regrouped within OCCAR (Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Spain, Turkey and the UK), with Malaysia joining in 2005. This is one of the major reasons for its extreme versatility. Its maiden flight took place on 11th December 2009.

• C212-CN235-C295WLight and medium transport aircraft Airbus Defence and Space is the only supplier of transport aircraft to produce a comprehensive range of airlifters offering payloads from three to 45 tonnes. In the light and medium tactical segment it is the world-leader through its family of three models – the C212, CN235 and C295W – offering from three to nine tonnes of payload. The operational qualities built into the aircraft make them not

satellite communication, intelligence and security services and solutions. The customer base encompasses both the government sector – notably defence and security forces – and commercial sector. Key services and solutions include: military satellite communication services, command & control (C4I) systems, cyber security solutions and services and observation satellite based geo-information services.

MAIN SYSTEMS• A400M: the most versatile airlifterThe A400M is the most versatile airlifter currently available responding to the most varied needs of world Air Forces and other organisations in the 21st century. It can perform three very different types of duties: it is able to perform both tactical missions directly

A400M IS THE MOST VERSATILE

AIRLIFTER CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

RESPONDING TO THE MOST VARIED NEEDS OF WORLD

AIR FORCES

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only the most capable machines for typical military missions, but also give them the versatility to undertake that growing group of non-defence tasks that may be described as “civic” missions. These include humanitarian aid, but also law enforcement, surveillance, search and rescue (SAR), environmental control and many others.

• A330 MRTT, leadership role in the tanking world.In service with the air forces of Australia, UAE, Saudi Arabia and UK, the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) provides military strategic air transport as well as air-to-air refueling capabilities. It is based on the medium to long range, twin-aisle, commercial aircraft of the Airbus fly-by-wire family, the A330.

The A330 MRTT is the only new generation tanker-transport that is certified, in-service and combat-proven. In its category, it is the Benchmark for the 21st Century.

Thanks to its inherited true wide-body fuselage, the A330 MRTT offers a great variety of configurations. It can be used

THE A330 MRTT IS THE ONLY NEW

GENERATION TANKER-TRANSPORT THAT IS CERTIFIED,

IN-SERVICE AND COMBAT PROVEN

as a pure transport aircraft able to carry up to 300 troops, or a payload of up to 45 tonnes/99,000 lb or converted to accommodate up to 130 stretchers for Medical Evacuation missions.

• EurofighterThe Eurofighter is the world’s most advanced new generation multi-role/swing-role combat aircraft available on the market. It represents the peak of British, German, Italian and Spanish collaborative technology in avionics, aerodynamics, materials, manufacturing techniques and engines. Eurofighter Typhoon is Europe’s largest military collaborative programme.

Eurofighter Typhoon is the only fighter to offer wide-ranging operational capabilities whilst at the same time delivering unparalleled fleet effectiveness.

Main characteristics: Future-oriented modular avionic and digital Flight Control System; Multi-role, swing-role capabilities; Ultra-modern human machine interface: LCD screens, Hands on Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) functionalities, Helmet Sight System and Direct Voice input; Sensor fusion and Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS); Extensive weapon/stores inventory; Stealth features; Automated and mission tailored defensive aids for high survivability: Designed for growth; Low cost of ownership.

UAV: For the last decade, very substantial development efforts were deployed by Airbus Defence and Space to acquire and independent industrial and technological capacity in Europe, leading to a complete range of UAV’s involving tailor-made solutions to both military and civilian customers. These solutions are suitable for

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airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

• European MALE: Fulfilling the operational requirements of next decades and providing complete operational sovereignty, the proposal for a medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system involves a tri-national industrial approach, shared between Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo-Aircraft Division.

• HAPS Zephyr: High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS). Running exclusively on solar power and flying above the weather and above conventional air traffic, these systems fill a capability gap between satellites and UAV’s.

• Harfang UAS: Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE). UAS for joint armed forces. It can fulfil a wide range of missions, from surveillance to sensitive peacekeeping. Provides real-time information at each level of the operational chain.

• ATLANTE: designed by Airbus Defence and Space in Spain, following the CHLTR (Customer High Level Technical Requirements) from the Spanish MoD.

• Space Systems Airbus Defence and Space is the architect of the large European space systems. The Company is prime for the Ariane 5 launcher, one of the most complex in the world and fundamental

devoted to meteorology, agriculture, border control, urban planification, early warning, monitoring of natural resources and tracking and supporting humanitarian help in crisis situations due to natural disasters.

The experience of Airbus Defence and Space in telecommunications, positions the Company as a world reference in the most advanced commercial communications systems for all types of networks and broadcast services, as well as the most complete systems for secured communications.

• The C4ISR solutions from Airbus Defence and Space provide information and intelligence for decision-making. C4ISR systems play a crucial role in conveying information between commanding officers and their subordinate military units.

Emergency response solutions from Airbus Defence and Space cover the full circle of preparing for, preventing, detecting, managing, responding to, and recovering from emergency situations.

Cyber: Counter cyber threats, get maximum protection and ensure secure communications with specialist solutions from Airbus Defence and Space.

to guarantee an independent and competitive access to space for Europe. Presently, it designs and develops the future launch systems of tomorrow.

Airbus Defence and Space is the creator and prime contractor of the most ambitious spacecraft and instruments ever developed for the European Space Agency.

In the scientific field, it covers Space systems dedicated to planetary exploration, fundamental, solar physics and the exploration of the origins of the universe.

In Earth observation it has supplied the most sophisticated systems dedicated to environmental monitoring, developing a wide range of services

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Defence/Security Activity Lines:• Notified Body nº 0161 for the appliance of the Personal

Protective Equipment European Directive (89/686/CE).

• Ballistic laboratory.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Internationals delegations in USA, Colombia, Bangladesh, Lithuania, Pakistan, India, Brasil and China.

Ayesa Air Control

An engineering services Company with a background of more tan 40 years of exprience and high level capabilities in the areas of infrastructures, information technologies and aeronautics, developing state-of-the-art technology solutions specially in the scope of military aircraft, including design, mechanical and electrical manufacturing, systems engineering, flight line operations, RPAS, optimization for additive layer manufacturing, test and industrial means and software development. Holding all the necessary certifications to work on the sector and with design capabilities under EASA Part21J (DOA) nbr. 428.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Engineering and consultancy including military bases services, security systems, software development and aeronautical engineering with experience in all Airbus D&S aircraft.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Mexico, Ecuador, Panama, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Morocco, Algeria, UK, Poland, India, Malaysia, Philippines.

Avenida Marie Curie 2, Isla de la Cartuja. 41092 Sevilla Tel.: +34 954 46 70 46 - Fax: +34 954 46 24 91

E-mail: aac@ayesaaircontrol.com www.ayesa.com - www.gruposevillacontrol.com

Contact: Pedro Sanz

Optimal design for additive

manufacturing.

AITEX

Plaza Emilio Sala, 1 / 03801 Alcoi / AlicanteTel: 965542200. Fax: 965543494

E-mail: mcairols@aitex.es www.aitex.es

Contact: María Cairols

Paseo John Lennon nº4. CP 28906. Getafe. MadridTel: (34) 91 624 01 11 - Fax: (34) 91 624 01 14

E-mail: contactcesa@cesa.aero - www.cesa.aero/Contact: Eduardo Chamorro

Defence/Security Activity Lines:• Development, production and support of fluid-mechanical

components (Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Fuel) for Flight Control, Landing Gear and ECS systems. Currently on C212, CN235, C295, A400M, KC390, S92, Eurofighter Typhoon, Atlante UAV, Hürkus, HTT40, LCH/LAH and Civil Aircraft.

• Overhaul, Maintenance and Analytical inspections of Landing Gears and Components of CESA’ design and from third parties for the Army.

CESA (Compañia Española de Sistemas Aeronáuticos, SA)

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C/ La Habana, 25 – Pol. Ind. Centrovía. 50198 La Muela (Zaragoza)

Tel: +34 902 200480 Fax +34: 902 190650

E-mail: comercial@arpaemc.com www.arpaemc.com

One of the main ARPA EMC values is the ability to create synergies, through the extraordinary potential of its engineering for the development of complete projects. With a range of more than 300 products supplies tailored solutions to Civilian and Military Organizations in more than 50 countries. Since 2002, ARPA EMC is provided with modern manufacturing facilities of more tan 26.000 m2, from which 13.000 m2 are dedicated to Production, Assembly and Quality Tests.

In the year 2015 Tech-Comm division was created. The division is in charge of the most advanced fast deployment Telecommunication Infrastructures of the market. It’s Data Centres, Network Operations, Telecommunications and Satellite Communication Systems are a worldwide reference in the international market.

EQUIPOS MÓVILES DE CAMPAÑA ARPA, since its foundation in 1968, has specialized throughout the years in the design, development, engineering and production of Logistic Solutions for the defence, civilian, health, emergencies and catastrophes markets. Supplying field logistic solutions on diverse types of mobile platforms and services and infrastructure needed for a deployment.

This allows supporting any military operator’s displacement, medical or humanitarian, supplying from essential goods, to the assembly of global infrastructures for complex systems such as vital areas, refugee field camps, field hospitals, military field barracks and any other kind of fast deployment system for emergencies and catastrophes.

One of the latest innovations of the R&D department is the design and manufacturing of an atmospheric water generator, called ARPAQUA, which is able to generate up to 5000 liters/day from the condensation of the humidity on the ambience. With this solution ARPA closes the water cycle which begins with water harvesting or generation and ends up with the waste water management.

Solutions:Sustainable and efficient camps and hospitals. Full coverage of the water cycle, from generation to waste management. Solutions available on tent, container and modular construction. Infrastructures for transport and fleet management. Integral solutions for feeding. Telecommunications.

E.M.C. ARPA, S.A.U.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Integral field logistics solutions. On trailer, container, tents, modular buildings or mobile units. Turnkey camps.

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KÄRCHER FUTURETECH, CASLI develops maintenance programs and supply systems for vehicles, such as M-113 (TOA), M-109 (ATP), M-60, ASCOD, LEOPARD, VAMTAC, RG-31, BMR, Iveco, etc, as well as the management of programmes integral maintenance and modernization of shielded and armoured vehicles.

CASLI distributes equipment for Army deployments, water Systems and CBRN Defence Systems.

CASLI also participates actively in the development and innovation of products and integrates them to the specific needs in each case, and develops energy Solutions (economic, functional and clean) based in cogeneration, Micro-Cogeneration and Bio-Energy.

CASLI is a group of companies, founded in 1943 with 100% Spanish private share capital.

It represents worldwide reknown firms, and provides added value in terms of technical advice, supply and maintenance to OEMS, customers and end users, optimizing products life costs through an excellent service.

Our staff consists on more than 150 highly qualified employees, mainly focused in service and technical advice. The industrial facilities have about 5.000 m2 and around 2.000 m2 of warehouses, officially approved test stands, special tooling, sales engineering, mobile units, official service network, calibration facilities, training.

CASLI is certified in accordance with ISO 9001, PECAL 2120, ISO 14001, etc.

In the Defence sector, being the official distributor of MTU-DETROIT DIESEL, ALLISON TRANSMISSION AND

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Maintenance and sales of armored vehicles, engines, transmissions and suspension systems. Field Camp systems, water purification and CBRN Protection.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Subsidiary Company in Portugal (TRANSDIESEL, Lda.) – Cacém Park - Lisboa.

INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL

SOLUTIONS ADAPTED TO THE

NEEDS OF THE CLIENT TO NEW

SCENARIOS

C/ Copérnico, 26-28. 28823 Coslada (MADRID) Tel: +34 91 4561760 • Fax: +34 91 5548051

E-mail: defensa@casli.es - www.grupocasli.com Contact: Gonzalo Mulas Martínez

CASLI, S.A.

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Defence/Security Activity Lines: Design, development and manufacturing of missiles and missile Systems. Research on Technologies relating to weapon Systems. Platform integration. Simulation, industralization. Maintenance and Integrated Logistics Support for weapon Systems. Demilitarization. International Cooperation on program development.

Ed. Torre Picasso, Pza. Pablo Ruiz Picasso, 1.28020 Madrid

Tel: +34 91 7693800 - Fax: +34 91 7693801E-mail: mbdaes@mbda-systems.com

www.mbda-systems.comContact: Eugenia Serrano

MBDAEspaña, S.L.

Cobra Aeronautics is the Defense & Aeronautics division of Cobra Group.

Defence/Security Activity Lines:Design, manufacture and maintenance of test facilities for aircraft engines and other types, including ancillary systems (mechanical, hydraulic , pneumatic, electric) and electronic control equipment and data adquisitions. Airframe MRO support services, GSE /AGE maintenance.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: More than 26.000 employees in over 45 countries and offer a wide range of services through more than 300 branches, providing added value to al kinds of costumers, from individuals to large corporations

Carretera de Loeches 92, Torrejon de Ardoz 28850 MadridTel: +34 91 329 57 17 - Fax: +34 91 329 54 96

E-mail: sergio.rene@grupocobra.com www.cobra-aeronautics.com

Contact: Sergio Reñe. +34 628 23 94 97

COBRA INSTALACIONES/ASON ELECTRONICA

Avenida Leonardo Da Vinci, 22, 28906 Getafe (Madrid). Tel.:+34 91 683 20 30

www.thectengineeringgroup.comContact: José Evelio Jiménez

jjimenez@ctingenieros.es+34 916 83 20 30

We participate in the main defence programs of Airbus Defence and Space: A400M, C295, CN235, C212, EFA, NH90, TIGRE, EC-725 (COUGAR and CARACAL) and A330 MRTT in which we design primary and secondary structures, basic engineering and system integration, manufacturing engineering, flight physics and stress physics, development and production support as well as logistical support, technical manuals, service bulletins, product certification and MRO. For the naval industry we develop basic, detail and life cycle engineering for frigates (Spanish F-100 series, Norwegian F-310 or Australian AWD destroyers), large amphibious assault ships (Juan Carlos I of the Spanish Navy or the ALHD For the Royal Australian Navy), submarines (Scorpène programs and S-80) or logistical support vessels (BAC Cantabria). With all our clients, we acquire a loyal commitment to meet their needs in time, quality and price with dedication and flexibility that helps them to be more competitive.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: We provide engineering services in the areas of product engineering, manufacturing engineering and post-sales support engineering. We are a preferred supplier for product engineering (E2S) and manufacturing (ME3S) services for the entire Airbus Group in the world. In the naval area, we are a reference supplier in all Navantia factories.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Spain (Getafe, Barcelona, Sevilla, Cádiz, Ferrol, Vigo, Cartagena, Bilbao y Puertollano), France (Toulouse, Marseille, Nantes y Paris), Germany (Hamburg y Munich), United Kingdom (Bristol), Brazil (Río de Janeiro) and India (Bangalore).

The CT Engineering Group

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Over 50 years serving the Marine Industry.

• Our core equipment:

- Sewage Treatment Plants- Oily Water Separators- Incinerators- Water & Fuel Heaters- Helicopter Refueling Systems • Our business lines:

- Equipment design and manufacturing- After Sales: Spare Parts

& Technical Assistance- Maintenance Services- Retrofitting Detegasa has developed a global waste management system that permits the complete treatment of the main types of waste generated on board, including sewage, oily water, organic and solid waste. This system has been implemented in some of the most modern war ships in the world.

DETEGASA

Carretera Castro-Meirás, Tuimil/Sequeiro15550 Valdoviño (La Coruña)

Tel.: +34 981 494000 Fax: +34 981 486352

www.detegasa.com Contact: David Hernández

(dhernandez@detegasa.com)

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Detegasa is a company with over 45 years of experience, specialized in the design and manufacture of equipment and systems regarding the enviromental control and the management of waste. We can also suply temperature control systems, security, control, monitoring and other mechanical equipment.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: More than 75% of our production is exported, and we have agents in more than 40 countries, some of them with capacity for technical assistance. We have participated in the most important international programs, and we have supplied our equipment to some of the main navies worldwide.

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Ctra. M-300- Km.29Tel: +34 91 880 90 00

Fax: +34 91 880 90 86 E-mail: dpmaguire@einsa.es

www.einsa.es Contact: Denis P. Maguire

• Air transportable cargo loaders for loading/ offloading military transport aircraft (Hercules C-130).

• Multi-RoleTactical Vehicle.• GPU’s (self-propelled and towable) up

to 140 KVA’s AC and 2.500 A DC.• Aircraft and ramp tow tractors

from 3000 lbs to 20000 lbs dbp • Hydraulic service trolleys up to

5000 psi and 200 lpm.• Aircraft and helicopter (skid-

EINSA (Equipos Industriales de Manutención S.A.) is a Spanish company with more than 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. EINSA is involved in some of the most advanced programs of the international aeronautic sector: JSF Programme, EF-2000 Programme, A-400M Programme, Helicopter NH-90 Programme, Helicopter Tiger Programme and F-35 Programme among others.

The experience and professionalism of the company, in addition to its constant commitment to investigation and technological innovation, have contributed to establish EINSA as a benchmark in the international aviation GSE market.

Products designed and manufactured by EINSA:

• External Weapons Loaders (from 1000 lbs to 6000 lbs) for fighter A/C.

ounted and wheelmounted) handlers.

• Special equipment to make operations more efficient at airports, air and naval bases.

• Aircraft Refuellers.• Transformation of vehicles.• Special Projects (Parachute

descent and simulator parachute drop tower).

EINSA

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Leader in the design, development, manufacturing, installation and support (including maintenance and upgrading) of the most technologically advanced military and civil Ground Support Equipment (“GSE”).

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: EINSA UK, to service the 25-year maintenance Contract Logistic Support for the 100 External Weapon Loaders model VAP-60 for the Ministry Of Defence. The company has settled in Peterborough as the UK location ensuring good travel links to all of the RAF bases served.

EINSA US Corp., Miami Commercial Office.

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Calle Monte Escorial nº5, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid

Tel.: +34 91 890 46 14 - Fax: +34 91 890 73 58E-mail: pmoraga@eiit.com

www.eiit.comContact: Pablo Moraga

(Aeronautics Business Unit Director)

• Manufacturing tools for final assembly lines: EIIT has delivered this kind of tools for the A400M FAL in Seville, and for the A320 FAL both in Hamburg and Alabama.

• Test benches for defense electronic boards: within this activity we develop benches to validate the manufacturing of electronic boards. We have gained a great experience in stimuli generation and signal acquisition with high

EIIT is an engineering company established in 1986 developing the following activities:

• Integration benches: design, manufacturing and commissioning of over 40 benches since year 2000 for different aeronautical programs: Eurofighter, CN235, C295, A400M and helicopters NH90 and TIGER. These benches have been installed in Spain, Germany and Brazil.

• Mission trainers for maritime patrol aircrafts: designing the operator’s consoles close to the airborne consoles for maximum environment similarity.

• Control ground stations for UAV’s: design and manufacturing of the control station assembled inside military shelters ISO type. The design includes the electrical and power interconnection, the operators console design and the distribution of equipment inside the rack, maximizing the use of space without compromising the ergonomics.

accuracy both in magnitude and time synchronizations, allowing the validation of the cards manufacturing. In this sector we have tested cards whose final deployment has been inside armored vehicles or missiles.

The abilities that define EIIT: over 20 years experience in test, highly flexible technical team adapting easily to different customers requirements, zero delay in deliveries schedule and high quality products.

EIIT

Defence/Security Activity Lines: EIIT develops and manufactures integration and test benches for aircrafts, helicopters, UAV’s, missiles and combat vehicles.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: EIIT is supported by a worldwide network of sales and technical certified partners around the main facilities of our customers.

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Escribano Mechanical & Engineering

incorporates capabilities such as additive manufacturing, test benches or surface treatment.

Another growth vector is internationalization. ESCRIBANO is present in the Middle East and Latin America, reaching exports 80% of its annual sales.

In the Defense sector, ESCRIBANO designs and manufactures a complete family of Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) for land , naval and air applications.

GUARDIAN system for 12.7 and 7.62 mm: provides defense capability at short and medium distances with high fire precision that are a cost-effective solution against asymmetric threat.

SENTINEL system for 20 and 30 mm guns: designed for combat systems, but also as defense against asymmetric threat with smaller calibers.

Electro-optics: ESCRIBANO designs and develops complete systems,

ESCRIBANO maintains a continuous growth based on the constant improvement of the facilities, innovation and commitment to the customer.

ESCRIBANO decides to incorporate an Engineering area and with this to make a qualitative leap to develop its own product in its industrial and engineering proposal. In addition to new installations in Alcalá de Henares, the incorporation of a highly qualified young team that has managed to place ESCRIBANO among the reference industries in the Spanish Defense sector.

Growth includes the development of complete systems and subsystems, designed entirely in ESCRIBANO, Manufactured in facilities that have grown to occupy the current 14,000 sq.m. divided into three buildings.

ESCRIBANO manages to make this jump without losing its recognized prestige in the machining of high precision parts for very demanding sectors such as the Space or the Optics. At the same time, it

including electronics, optics, image processing, stabilization and control, tracking algorithms, mechanics, and the entire application SW.

Family of thermal cameras SPARROW. Thermal cameras LWIR and MWIR for different applications from driving support systems to long distance border surveillance.

FALCON: is an optical sight for medium-short distance specially designed to work as a fire control system for small caliber (up 20 mm).

AOMRS: Advanced Observation Multirole System. 10’ Gyro stabilized platform, light weight that counts with a high performance block sensor. Specially designed to be used in different types of applications and vehicles. It is easily integrated in small boats, armored vehicles and medium-sized UAVs. Within the area of sensors, ESCRIBANO designs and develops solutions that can be used independently or customized into complex systems.

Defense/Security Activity: Engineering, manufacturing, integration and evaluation of systems for defense, by land, naval and aerospace, As well as high-precision electro-optics and software.

Subsidiary and installations abroad: Presence around the world through agreements with local partners.

Avenida Punto ES, No. 10 28805 Alcalá de Henares – Madrid, Spain

+34 911 898 293info@mecaes.eswww.mecaes.es

Contact: Jocxan Bojorquez

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EVERIS AEROSPACE, DEFENSE AND SECURITY

Avda. Manoteras 52, Madrid+34 91 749 00 00

aerospaceanddefense@everis.comwww.everis.com

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Global solutions in the aerospace, defense, security and simulation sectors.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: everis Aerospace, Defense and Security conducts projects in various countries, especially in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.

Companies comprised in the everis Aerospace, Defense and Security group: Embention, Evercare, Herta, ISID, NTGS, SCR, Simumak and Toro.

everis Aerospace, Defense and Security is a company within the everis group that offers global solutions for the deployment of critical systems in the aerospace, defence, security and simulation sectors, integrating reliable and innovative technologies from its own developments, directly or through its invested technology SMEs, as well as through the technology partners with which it has strategic alliances.

The company combines the strength and background of the everis brand with the flexibility and the adaptive capacities of its technological SMEs to provide state-of-the-art products and services in areas such as unmanned systems, C4ISR solutions, special vehicle development, intelligence systems and monitoring, critical infrastructure protection,

cybersecurity, airport infrastructure management or advanced simulation tools.

everis Aerospace, Defense and Security currently leads ambitious projects all over the world for top-tier clients that demand the maximum reliability, including governments, intelligence agencies, armed forces, security institutions and large international corporations.

AEROSPACEService lines:• Target drones.• Development, operation and maintenance of unmanned systems.• ISTAR systems. • Guidance kits.• Embedded systems and autopilots• CNS/ATM solutions.

• Software validation and verification.• System certification.

Noteworthy products:• ATLANTIC: medium-size, high-performance RPAS, outstanding for their robustness and ease of use, designed for both civil and military use.

• SCRAB: high-performance target drone family propelled by turbojets.

• VERONTE: miniaturized autopilot system, highly reliable, for the advanced control of unmanned systems.

• MIURA: guidance system adaptable to different ammunition calibers.

Alakran mortar carrier system. RPAS Atlantic.

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DEFENSEService lines:• Weapon systems. • C4ISR solutions:

- Command and control systems.- Emergency management systems.- Hospital management systems for

operations and telemedicine.- Border surveillance and protection

systems.• Satcom on the move (SOTM).• Land platforms and special vehicles.• Air-transportable and air-launched platforms.• CBRN platforms.• Platform maintenance. • Overhaul and modernization of vehicles.• Integral logistic support.

Noteworthy products:• ALAKRAN: light 120mm mortar carrier system designed to operate in high-mobility units.

• C-IED VEHICLE: IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) threat management system.

SECURITYService lines:• Critical infrastructure protection.• Security and management for big events.

• Video and audio management and analysis special systems.• Intelligence and monitoring.• Cybersecurity: consulting and other services.

Noteworthy products:• BIOSURVEILLANCE: facial biometrics solution for real-time recognition in crowded environments, access control or forensic analysis.

• VIDEOMA: intelligence and monitoring tool based on the processing, analysis and indexing of large volumes of video and audio files coming from all sorts of sources: CCTV, TV, radio, interceptions, social networks and other open sources.

SIMULATIONService lines:• Simulator design and production.• Professional training plans.

Noteworthy products:• SIMESTRUCK: state-of-the-art heavy vehicle driving simulator, offering a high degree of immersion.

• MACHINERY SIMULATORS: Realistic heavy machinery simulators, adaptable to the requirements of each client.

EVERIS AEROSPACE, DEFENSE AND

SECURITY COMBINES THE STRENGTH OF EVERIS WITH THE FLEXIBILITY

AND THE ADAPTIVE CAPACITIES OF ITS

TECHNOLOGICAL SMES TO PROVIDE

STATE-OF-THE-ART PRODUCTS AND

SERVICES

Miura guidance kit. Scrab II target drone.

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EXPAL SYSTEMS

Avda. del Partenón, 16. 28042 Madrid

Tel: + 34 91 722 02 35 Contact: expal@expal.biz

For more information: www.expal.biz

EXPAL, supplier of Ministries of Defence and Armed Forces worldwide, as well as international organisms and other leading defence companies, distributes its products and services over 60 countries.

The experience, knowledge and technologies, added to its 70 years’ experience developing and manufacturing weapons systems, ammunitions and explosives allows EXPAL to offer a complete range of high added value solutions.

EXPAL ‘s portfolio includes: weapons systems, ammunitions and propellants, systems and technology applications, as well as aeronautical systems

maintenance and demilitarization and clearance of terrains services.

EXPAL manages the entire life cycle of ammunitions and explosives, from design, development, manufacture and maintenance, until its destruction at the end of its life cycle.

The continuous innovation of products and services, a strong commitment to technological progress and a clear dedication to service, have placed EXPAL in a leading position within the European Defence Industry.

EXPAL offers its customers a wide range of solutions to support and improve their operational

capabilities. Adapted to the nature of their missions, EXPAL provides technological developments for the greater defence and protection of their troops.

One-Stop Shop, a complete solution for mortar systemsThe proposal One-Stop Shop for mortar systems offers a unique and complementary range of solutions to meet all mission needs in artillery and infantry operations.

This integrated solution includes: mortar system (60mm, 81mm,120mm), mortar systems integrated on a high mobility lightweight vehicle (EIMOS), fire support information system

Defence/Security Activity Lines: EXPAL Systems develops, manufactures, integrates and maintains a wide range of products, systems and services for the Defence and Security industry.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: EXPAL Systems has 12 centres in Europe and USA, and its products are present in over 60 countries.

One-Stop Shop, the integrated solution for mortar systems.

EXPAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPS, MANUFACTURES, INTEGRATES AND MAINTAINS A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES

FOR AIR, LAND AND SEA

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for mortars and artillery guns (TECHFIRE), ammunition, mini-UAV as Unmanned Forward Observer (SHEPHERD-MIL) and the tactical training simulator for mortar units (SIMOX).

These devices are able to work coordinated for one mission or adapted to the systems in use by customers. One-Stop Shop solution offers a single point of contact to ensure the integration, maintenance, logistic and customer support, as well as demilitarization services to destroy the ammunition at the end of its life cycle.

EXPAL Systems artillery ammunition: More range, more accuracyBesides the complete family of conventional artillery ammunition 105 and 155mm calibres that EXPAL manufactures in their different versions, EXPAL has developed its own family of artillery ammunition, high capacity (ER) based on base bleed technology, providing extended ranges up to 20 km with 105mm and up to 40 km with 155mm, in different platforms.

Besides those versions, high explosive, high explosive base bleed, illuminating white light and smoke, EXPAL has developed the new versions, illuminating IR, white and black light, and RP multispectral smoke for screening in the visible and infrared.

All the components that are in the rounds for artillery ammunition such as fuzes, cartridge cases, primers and propelling charges are entirely manufactured by EXPAL with its own design processes, manufacturing, ensuring perfect integration.

Naval artillery. Innovation to improve Navy’s operational capabilitiesEXPAL’s naval artillery integrates the latest technologies in fuzes, propellants and other key components to maximize effectiveness and interoperability for a variety of missions.EXPAL designs, develops and manufactures ammunition fully

Fire control system Tehcfire.

Mortar units training with the tactical simulator SIMOX.

EXPAL MANAGES THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF AMMUNITIONS AND EXPLOSIVES

More scope and more accuracy with EXPAL’s high capacity ammunition.

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EXPAL SYSTEMS

compatible with the most important naval guns such as 40 mm and 76 mm in all its variants as well as the industry leading 5” / 127 mm gun mountings. Our wide portfolio includes target practice rounds with and without tracer as well as combat proven high explosive shells projecting natural or pre-formed fragments. These, in combination with our electronic proximity fuzes, are ideally suited to defeat aerial targets.

EXPAL designs and tests these products to achieve maximum quality, safety and effectiveness. In addition to our naval artillery EXPAL boasts a complete underwater ammunition range (anti-diver grenade and sea mines) as well as underwater warhead design, qualification and Insensitive Munition filling services.

Efficiency and safety. Improving user experienceEXPAL is a long experienced company in the design, development and manufacture of initiation systems, demolition stores and EOD equipment.

EXPAL develops these products based on providing maximum efficiency, simplicity of operation and, above all, safety of use. Combat engineers, EOD users and Special Operations forces use these products.

High-tech aeronautical solutionsEXPAL’s experiences in designing, developing and manufacturing air armament allows it to have a complete range of products in service in over 20 Armed Forces, as well as providing services in maintenance and modernization of aeronautical systems.

Expal also develops and produces a complete range of medium caliber ammunition from 12,70 mm up to 35 mm.

High added value servicesEXPAL maintenance services and logistic support offers solutions for the maintenance and modernization of platforms and equipment of the armies in order to optimize and extend their life cycle, both in the systems already in service and future acquisitions.

The capabilities of EXPAL, along with its commitment to cooperation with other leading companies to cover major programs, are the base that support the provision of EXPAL`s offer in maintenance and modernization of platforms.

R&D AND TECHNOLOGY IS THE ENGINE OF EXPAL’S

PROGRESS

Mortar systems solutions.

Missions under control with the UAV Shepherd-MIL.

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Leading demilitarization servicesEXPAL is a leader in the field of demilitarization through its experience, skills, and processes based on the recovery, recycling and reuse of removed materials, over 90% of the inert materials being incorporated into a new life cycle.

EXPAL offers high-technology solutions for military and police operations against Improvised Explosive Device Defence (C/IED) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). These products and services allow to improve the analysis of possible threats and neutralize them. These solutions increase safety in this type of operations.

Nowadays, EXPAL develops demilitarization projects in Europe, USA and South America in its own facilities or through mobile facilities located where the ammunition is stored.

The explosives recovered will be recycling to be used in different sectors as mining industry, infrastructures and demolitions, achieving a high benefit to the society saving no renewable resources and reducing the climate trace.

EXPAL has the experience of more than 40 years in clearance of terrains and soil remediation, with over 5,000,000 m2 decontaminated terrains and more than 3,000 UXO´s neutralized for the armed forces and also for civil companies.EXPAL integrates its aviation bombs into the

most important aerial platforms.

Life cycle optimization of the equipment with the maintenance service.

OVER 70 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN

DEVELOPING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR

ARMED FORCES

Leader in demilitarization services.

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FCC Industrial IT Systems Division

Calle Federico Salmón 13. 28016 Madrid - Spain+34 91 359 54 00

www.fccindustrial.es

operations from the strategic to the operational level, as well as monitoring and analysis systems of operations / missions, security and emergency management based on satellite geo-location systems and field deployment.

Simulation &TrainingFCC Industrial offers training and turnkey simulators, based on virtual environments with 2D and 3D visual components. These include a dedicated positon for the instructor to monitor the training sessions. We also provide modular software architecture, based on the HLA standard that allows rapid

FCC Industrial offers solutions that are adapted to the needs of domestic and international clients, placing a firm emphasis on innovation and technological development.

With over 25 years of experience, FCC Industrial offers a wide range of solutions in the areas of defense and security, with a proven track record of success. These solutions include:

• Command and Control Centers.• Operations Planning and Decision Support Systems.• Simulation and Training Systems.• Emergency Management Systems.• Maintenance and Energy Efficiency Systems for Infrastructure.• Geographic Information Systems and Resource Geolocation.

Planning & OperationsFCC Industrial has developed and delivered tactical planning systems, briefing, monitoring and analysis of missions for combat aircraft, transport and maritime patrol. In the defence sector we provide collaborative work tools for planning

integration and communication with other simulators, as well as virtual instrument panels that can be easily incorporated into HW simulation devices.

Security & Control We offer supervision, automatic control and access systems for security and energy installations as well as critical infrastructure.We design and develop HW equipment for ventilation control, lighting and fire protection devices.

At FCC Industrial, we transform ideas into cutting-edge technology solutions.

FCC Industrial

Defence/Security Activity Lines: FCC Industrial has extensive experience in information technology including designing, engineering and developing systems that are used in the defence, infrastructure, security and transport sectors.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: London, Torino, Bogotá, Mexico D.F. and Panama.

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C/ Isaac Newton, 11 PTM. 28760 Tres Cantos (Madrid)Tel: +34 91 8072100 - Fax: +34 91 8072199

E-mail: marketing.defense@gmv.com http://www.gmv.com/en/ - Contact: José Prieto Muñoz

For over 30 years, GMV has been a trusted supplier of the Spanish Armed Forces and International Defense Organizations. Its activities in this field include engineering, design, development, integration and maintenance of defense systems.

GMV provides innovative, flexible, scalable and sustainable solutions, easily able to satisfy the most demanding needs and under the strictest quality standards.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Our activities include engineering, design, development, integration and maintenance of systems.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Currently, GMV has subsidiaries and offices in the USA, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Germany Romania, India, Colombia France and UK.

GMV

HISPANO VEMA, S.L.

Poligono San Valero, 70. 50013 Zaragoza

Teléfono: 976454418 Fax:976454464

E-mail: comercial@hispanovema.esPágina Web: www.hispanovema.com

Contact: José Antonio Navarro Moreno

Hispano Vema is a recognized leader in designing and development of CBRN decontamination and collective protection. Our wide solutions range (portable and mobile, rapid deployment and massive decon stations) allow a fast and effective response to Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and Chemical threats or incidents.Portable and mobile watermakers and water treatment equipment provide a rapid and flexible response, adaptable to any geography, given the increasing lack of access to drinking water challenge around the world.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Design, manufacturing, aftermarket service and training of four equipment and solutions families: CBRN decontamination and collective protection. Portable and mobile watermaker and water treatment. Field camps and hospitals turnkey solutions (tents, containers,etc). Accessories and Mobility systems for rapid deployment.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: distributors in Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Morocco, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.

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General Dynamics European Land Systems Santa Bárbara Sistemas

Santa Bárbara Sistemas (“SBS”) is a part of General Dynamics Euro-pean Land Systems (“GDELS”) and is focused on the design, manufacture, upgrade and support of wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles, artillery systems, missiles, and ammunition for the Spanish and allied forces across the globe.

Santa Bárbara Sistemas has over 800 highly skilled employees based in four work centres within Spain. Its product portfolio includes tracked armoured vehicles (ASCOD/ Pizarro) as well as wheeled armoured vehicles (PIRAÑA), artillery systems (SIAC 155/52), prope-llants, and large-calibre ammunition. GDELS SBS has also manufactured,

under license, the Leopardo 2E MBT and other products such as the SPIKE missile for the Spanish Army.

The R&D Centre in Madrid: Based on previous experience, state of the art facilities and industrial infrastructure, Santa Bárbara Sistemas features cutting edge technological ca-pabilities. It is a European benchmark centre for both R&D and production, as well as project management, system integration and know-how for mobili-ty, protection, electronic architecture, growth capacity, firepower, and inte-grated logistic support (ILS).

The Madrid R&D Centre, with over 100 employees, of which 90 % are en-

gineers, is integrated at the European level in the group’s R&D Division, contributing to GDELS projects and developments. The combination of know-how, experience in Systems Engineering and Design and Deve-lopment Engineering, enables Santa Bárbara Sistemas to successfully mana-ge the life cycle of its products. This innovative capacity is consolidated in expert planning, taking into account not only the technical and capability aspects, but also manufacturability, safety, reliability, and maintainability. The R&D Centre in Madrid also plays a key role in monitoring and mana-ging technologies that are considered disruptive for future products and capabilities.

P.E. Cristalia – Edificio 7/8, Vía de los Poblados, 3. 28033 Madrid Tel: +34 91 585 0110 - Fax: +34 91 585 0218

E-mail: Info.sbs@gdels.com - www.gdels.com

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Wheeled Vehicles, Tracked Vehicles, Weapons, Artillery and Munitions Systems.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Santa Bárbara Sistemas is part of the General Dynamics European Land Systems group. It has around 700 highly qualified workers at four centres in Spain. It is the reference supplier of combat vehicles, weapons and munitions for the Spanish Army. Its products have been sold to over 50 countries.

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PIRAÑA OFFERS THE BEST MOBILITY,

PROTECTION AND PAYLOAD

Recently, the company’s experience enabled them to design and certify each hull and every one of the variants of the ASCOD AJAX armoured fighting vehicles for the UK Ministry of Defence, as well as to work on the new variants of the ASCOD Pizarro II; such as the VCZ engineering vehicle. Santa Bárbara Sistemas is also part of a temporary con-sortium that is currently implementing the wheeled combat vehicle (“VCR”) 8x8 Technology Programme for the Spanish Armed Forces where their PIRANHA 5 vehicle is the platform into which the systems and technologies of the program-me are being integrated and tested.

Leading and Driving the Spanish Industrial tissue: Santa Bárbara Sistemas has instituted major defence programmes for the Spa-nish Army, furnishing and integrating cutting-edge solutions. In its state of the art facilities across Spain, SBS has produced and delivered systems such as the Leopardo 2E MBT or the Pizarro family of tracked vehicles.

As prime contractor, SBS has mana-ged a vast network of highly quali-fied suppliers, both domestically and internationally, including over 400 companies across Spain, providing value added support to SBS’ products and designs.

An acknowledged ally throughout the entire lifecycle Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) is essential to the company’s philosophy

and comes into play in the earliest sta-ges of the Systems Engineering process, ensuring high reliability and highly efficient maintenance starting right from the product design stage.

An optimal balance between opera-tional capacity and efficient systems maintenance means lower life cycle costs. Santa Bárbara Sistemas has the

necessary resources (fixed, mobile, and software), as well as experience in maintenance, maintenance support, and assistance for all of its systems, which are carried out either on their own premises (echelon 5) or at the client’s base or even within theatres of operation.

The solutions and support models SBS offers are adapted and designed to suit the specific needs of their clients. As an example; echelon 4 work on the Leo-pardo MBT is currently carried out in Spain. Santa Bárbara Sistemas endorses the customer even in combat zones: In Afghanistan, for instance, servicing RG-31 vehicles.

One of the fundamental areas in which the company can provide know-how and value is its ability to modernise or upgrade its own systems and other platforms. GDELS SBS has developed the necessary infrastructure and taken advantage of its experience to land systems capabilities across the board to meet the requirements of current missions.

Interoperability and synergies with allied forcesMost of the platforms and weapon systems that SBS currently works on are part of the military capabilities of the allied armed forces. This ensures speedy interoperability and enables the creation of some very attractive logis-tical synergies by sharing the availabi-lity of spare parts and resources in the theatre of operations.

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Paseo de la Castellana, 149, 5th floor. 28046 Madrid - Tel: +34 91 4490149

Fax: +34 91 5718414 E-mail: hisdesat@hisdesat.es

www.hisdesat.es

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Operator of Secure Satellite Communications services for international government agencies, as well as Earth Observation (PAZ and Ingenio) and maritime traffic information (AIS) satellite services.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Xtar LLC: USA Joint venture with Loral Space & Communications. exactEarth: Canadian joint venture with COMDEV.

provide more flexibility and security to satellite communications in the military X and Ka bands and covers over two-thirds of the Earth.

> Earth Observation: This system consists of two satellites, PAZ (radar technology) and Ingenio (optical technology) designed for multiple purposes: border control, intelligence, environmental monitoring, protection of natural resources, military operations, enforcement of international treaties, surface

Company founded in 2001 as a government satellite services operator to act primarily in the areas of defense, security, intelligence and foreign affairs. Since 2005 we have been providing secure satellite communications services in X- and Ka-bands to government agencies from various countries, and we are currently developing new Earth Observation and maritime traffic information (AIS) satellite constellations.

We entered into various partnerships with other companies to offer its services in an ever expanding and global marketplace. These include: A joint venture in the United States with Loral Space & Communications to create Xtar LLC, in order to provide satellite communications services to government agencies. Another joint venture in Canada with COMDEV to provide maritime traffic information services (AIS) through the company exactEarth.

We are working in three business lines:

> Secure communications: We have innovative generation of satellites, called SpainSAT and XTar-Eur, that

monitoring, city and infrastructure planning, monitoring of natural catastrophes and high-resolution mapping, among many others.

> The satellite-based maritime traffic information system is managed through the ten satellites in this new constellation receiving AIS signals from the over 110.000 vessels that are equipped with this system. The data are then relayed to ground stations, where the information is collated in accordance with the requirements of the users. This system will provide an accurate picture of the world’s maritime traffic in real time. This information can be of great use to government, maritime, port and fishing authorities.

We also have ground control centres for our satellites which operate 24/7.

HISDESAT Servicios Estratégicos, S.A.

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Design, Manufacturing, Assembly, Setting up and Technical Support for:Turnkey Projects for Capital Goods and Industrial Facilities (Welding, Handling, Assembly...). All kinds of tooling for Aerospace Industry (Forming/Curing Tools for Composite Material, Fiber Placement, RTM, Assembly, Integration, Transport...) Automation of Industrial Processes, Special Machinery, Sheet-Metal Die Construction, Prototypes and Models. In addition: Machining in General, Large Mechano-Welded Structures and Special Metalwork, Metallic Parts Manufacturing for Aerostructures.

Ctra. Palencia-Magaz Km 2,534190 Villamuriel de Cerrato (Palencia)

Tel: +34 979 165 048 - Fax: 979 165 152 E-mail: tecnico@inmapa.com

wwww.inmapa.comContact: Miguel Angel Sagredo

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Turnkey projects for all kind of technology sectors: Automotive, Aeronautical, Railway, Naval, Defence, etc.

Industrial Matricera Palentina, S.L.U.

Instalaza S.A.

INSTALAZA, S.A., founded in 1943, is a leading company that applies the highest technology to design, develop and manufacture its equipment, with the aim of offering the Infantry the most efficient solutions.

Instalaza’s experience is very well known as Spanish (and other countries around the world) Armed Forces supplier. Its products have always been tested according to the most stringent quality controls in order to offer full service and support at any time, even in the hardest conditions.

Moreover, Instalaza’s products and equipment are being used in all source of weathers and conditions all over the world, reaching the maximum level of operational reliability and effectiveness.

C/ Monreal 27 50002 Zaragoza, España Tel: +34 976293422 - Fax: +34 976299331

E-mail: comercial@instalaza.es www.instalaza.es

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Main Products:• ALCOTAN: High accuracy and performance for static or moving

targets up to 600m and more than 1000m for area targets.• C90: Best compromise performance/weight of the market,

extremely easy to use, with Disposable, Reusable and Confined Space versions.

• ALHAMBRA: World´s best Hand Grenade, with unparalleled safety, reliability and performance.

• FTV: Riffle Grenade with bullet trap technology for 5.56 and 7.62 callibres.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Instalaza’s Commercial representation and technological partners is present in the 5 continents, fulfilling the and giving a prompt response to our clients needs and demands.

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Avenida de Bruselas, 35, 28018 Madrid

Tel: (34) 91 480 5000 Fax: (+34) 91 480 50 80www.indracompany.com

Defense/Security Activity Lines: Border surveillance systems, CBRNE security, cybersecurity, command and control systems, radar systems, electronic defence, military communications, simulation , UAVs, ground segments for space systems.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Indra has a local presence in 46 countries and delivered projects in more than 140 countries. It has subsidiaries in the five continents.

Indra

Indra is a flagship company in the Security & Defense market. It supplies systems based on proprietary technology to the Ministries of Defense and the Interior, other organizations and public administrations, as well as for naval, land and air platforms.

It is involved in many leading multinational projects, including the Eurofighter and A400M, the Tiger helicopter, the Leopard tank, the LHD and F100 ships, the S80 submarine, the Galileo system, the Copernicus program and the Ingenio and Paz satellite systems. More recently, it has won contracts for the future VCR 8x8 and the F110 frigate programs and was awarded the development of the NH90 helicopter simulator and the deployment of the Spanish Space Surveillance System (S3T). Indra develops tailor-made systems for the five domains of operation: land, sea, air, space and cyberspace.

It has invested over 1 billion euros in innovation over the last five years, with its multinational approach significantly reinforcing its position in the global defense market and its leadership of various areas over recent years. Indra notched up sales of 2.850 billion euros in 2015 and employs 37,000 people.

For example, in the Air Defense Systems segment, Indra offers comprehensive solutions for all aspects of such missions. It has developed the Lanza 3D radar family for surveillance purposes, whilst its advanced AIRDEF system provides command and control functions, combining all of the tools needed for effective airspace surveillance and control.

Indra is now a world leader in this market. It has sold its systems to NATO and countries on five continents. Indra has exported more than 400 million euros of air-defense systems over recent years.

INDRA IS A WORLDLEADER IN AIRDEFENSE. ITS

SYSTEMS HAVE BEENPURCHASED BY NATOAND COUNTRIES IN

ASIA, LATIN AMERICA,AFRICA AND OCEANIA.

IT HAS EXPORTEDMORE THAN 400MILLION EUROSOF AIR-DEFENSESYSTEMS OVERRECENT YEARS

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Its position as a technology supplier to the Spanish navy for radar, defense electronics and satellite communications also puts it at the forefront. Indra is a technology supplier to the world’s major shipbuilders, such as the German TKMS, the Korean DSME and Spanish Navantia group, among others. The company offers its own proprietary solutions for both surface vessels and submarines, the latter in particular requiring a high degree of specialisation.

In the field of satellite communication systems, Indra provides terminals for Spain (SECOMSAT), France (Syracuse) and Brazil (SISCOMIS). It is also playing a key role in the European SOFT program, developing the software radio system and the high capacity radio of the future.

Indra works for a wide range of clients in electronic air defense technologies, being a leading supplier to Airbus Defence & Space. It provides integrated self-defense, electronic combat and

forensics laboratory for analysis of improvised explosives, which will be the leading laboratory of its type in Europe.

In coastal surveillance, Indra technology is guarding over 5,000 km of coastline worldwide. Indra led the Perseus initiative to develop new technologies for application in border surveillance, including significant improvements in recognising small boats and low-flying aircraft, both manned or unmanned.

It has also developed the P2006T maritime surveillance light aircraft, which was recently chosen by Frontex for surveillance in some areas of the Mediterranean. It is now working to adapt this aircraft for use as an unmanned vehicle.

In terms of cybersecurity and cyber defense, it has opened iCSOC, a specialist cybersecurity operations centre offering 24x7x365 service and has developed a wide range of solutions, including its FEEP Cyber Range training solution.

signals intelligence systems for all types of aircraft (transport, fighters, helicopters and UAVs). Its integrated self-defense systems are certified and operational on over 20 different platforms. It provides its Radar Warning Receiver System to the whole A400M community, and has self-defense systems operating on fixed and rotary-wing platforms worldwide.

It has supplied 200 simulators to some twenty three countries and around 50 clients. It has more certified rotary-wing simulators than any other company. It has set up complete simulator training centers, such as the Spanish Ground Forces Simulation Center (CESIFAMET), where pilots from other countries also train.

In emerging technologies, Indra is positioned in segments such as Unmanned Platforms and CBRNE systems. Highlights include development of the unmanned Pelicano rotary wing vehicle and the recently awarded EDA contract to supply a

INDRA HAS INVESTED OVER 1 BILLION EUROS IN INNOVATION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WITH ITS MULTINATIONAL APPROACH SIGNIFICANTLY

REINFORCING ITS POSITION IN THE GLOBAL DEFENSE MARKET AND ITS LEADERSHIP OF VARIOUS AREAS, LIKE AIR DEFENSE, ELECTRONIC

WARFARE OR COASTAL SURVEILLANCE, AMONG OTHERS

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ITP

ITPParque Científico y Tecnológico

de Bizkaia, Edificio 300, 48170 Zamudio (Vizcaya)

Tel: + 34 94 466 2100+34 91 207 9000 E-mail: itp@itp.es

www.itp.es

Defence/Security Activity Lines: ITP is OEM for the main European Defence programmes:• Eurofighter Typhoon (EJ200).• Airbus A400M (TP400).• Airbus Helicopters Tiger HAD (MTR390-E).

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: The company has production sites in Spain, United Kingdom, Mexico, USA, Malta and India.

company in 1989, when it was set up to participate in the development of the programme for the EJ200 engine, for the European Eurofighter aircraft.

In this sense, ITP is the Spanish representative in the following consortia: EUROPROP International (EPI) and EUROJET. The company participates in the development and maintenance of the TP400 and EJ200 engines for the A400M and Eurofighter aircraft, respectively.

Furthermore, ITP is also member of the MTRI consortium, which is in charge of the engine that thrusts the Tigre helicopter, and takes part in the assembly and maintenance of GE Aviation’s CT7-8F5 engine in the NH-90 helicopter programme. ITP

ITP is a key player in the aeronautics and defence markets. It is currently the ninth largest aircraft engine and components company in the world by revenue, ranking among the top 100 companies in the aerospace industry.

ITP’s activity areas span the civil, defence and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) markets. It includes among its activities the design, research & development, manufacture and casting, as well as the assembly and testing of aeronautical engines and industrial turbines. Currently, ITP participates in 19 civil and defence aviation programmes.

ITP´s link with the Defense industry dates back from its origins as a

is also the main engine maintenance service supplier for the Spanish Armed Forces.

In the TP400 programme, the latest milestone has been the delivery of the first A400M to the Spanish Air Force. As a member of EPI, ITP is responsible for the design, development, manufacturing and maintenance of 20.6% of the TP400 engine, which powers the A400M, with modules like the low-pressure turbine. With a total thrust power of 11.000 HP and a fan diameter of 5.33 metres, the TP400 is the most powerful turboprop in the world. With this delivery, Spain has become the sixth user nation of this aircraft, following France, Turkey, United Kingdom, Germany and Malaysia.

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of the engine number 1,000, aimed at powering one of the Spanish Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoons.

Regarding its maintenance activities, ITP offers a wide variety of customised MRO support solutions for engines, accessories, components and parts. The company’s services reach all around the world. It has the licenses of all the main OEM manufacturers and civil authorities (FAA, EASA, etc.) and among its clients are almost twenty Defence ministers in four continents. In Spain, the company provides support to the Armed Forces and operating aircraft of the Ministry of Interior (Police and Civil Guard), a strategic area for national security, from 12 different locations, including ITP’s Ajalvir facilities in Madrid. The

As part of Eurojet, ITP is responsible, together with the rest of its partners, for the design, manufacturing, assembly and tests of the EJ200 engine.

Since 2003, more than 1,000 engines have been delivered for the fleets of different nations. Besides the countries that launched the programme (Spain, United Kingdom, Italy and Germany), more export clients have been added, among which are Austria, Saudi Arabia and Oman, to which Kuwait has been added in the last year after signing a contract for 28 Eurofighter aircraft. In addition, ITP, together with the Spanish Air Force, is in charge of the maintenance of the Spanish EJ200 engines, and has achieved milestones like the assembly

services provided include engines for fighter (EJ200, F404), transport (PW123, PW127, TP400, CT7-9), training aircraft (TFE731) and helicopters (M250, PW200, T700, CT7-8). Furthermore, ITP supports the organic maintenance capabilities that the Armed Forces has in its air bases.

ITP also has a great amount of experience in designing, building and developing test benches for complete engines, subsystems and component testing, both for civil and defence areas. ITP has arranged test benches for the main European military engine programmes, including the EJ200 bench for the Spanish Air Force and the OATB (Open Air Test Bed) for the development of the TP400, both in Morón de la Frontera (Seville).

On the other hand, in 2014, ITP delivered a bench for the TP400 engine to the French Defence Ministry in its Service Industriel de l’Aéronatique de Burdeos (SIAé) facilities. In 2015, another bench was given to Pakistan for the TFE731 and, in 2016, ITP delivered a test bench to the Czech Defence Ministry for the F124 and RM12 engines, in the Caslav airbase, after upgrading the facilities to decrease the amount of noise generated during engine and aircraft tests.

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and client. As part of our range of integration activities, MADES also offers process control and the setting up of highly-complex parametric and functional tests and specific environmental trials to guarantee the reliability required in all cases.

These services are backed up by ISO9001, EN9100, PECAL AQAP2120 and NADCAP 7120 certificates and are subject to constant improvement thanks to the MADES Six Sigma and lean management methodology, implemented as part of our business culture.

All these factors have allowed MADES to consolidate its position as a leader in

MADES provides industrialisation services, manufacturing, testing and integration of electronic systems in leading defence, aeronautics and naval programmes in Europe and the United States.

MADES is involved in design activities throughout the industrialisation phase, providing advice and guidance to clients in order to ensure operational excellence in the manufacture stage. Our team of engineers designs the process flow and the controls necessary to optimise cost and product quality. Another of our differential values is our ability to define the testing strategy, including equipment development, tailored to each type of product

the industrialisation, manufacturing, testing and integration of electronic systems. Particularly worthy of note is the company’s involvement in programmes for Airbus A400M, Eurofighter EF-2000, Tiger helicopter, armoured vehicles, naval communication systems and European and North American missiles.

With more than 25 years dedicated to these activities, MADES is able to offer professional programme management, an integrated, robust supply chain and experience in electronic engineering, all backed by leading players in the sector, thus ensuring optimal reliability and the fastest delivery times in the industry.

Málaga Aerospace, Defense and Electronics Systems (MADES)

Defence/Security Activity Lines: • Industrialisation, Manufacturing, Testing and Integration of High-Reliability Electronic Systems.• Comprehensive support throughout the product’s life-cycle.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: MADES is part of the U.S. industrial group American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC), present in 16 countries with over 8500 employees and sales amounting to US$1.2b.

Avda. Juan López de Peñalver, 12. 29590-Málaga

Tel: +34 952 249 200 Fax: +34 952 249 247

E-mail: leandro@mades.es www.mades.es

@MADES_Systems

Contact: Leandro Olalla Manager

Business DevelopmentProgram Management

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Plaza Rabi Sem Tob, s/n / 34004 Palencia Tel: +34 979 165 570 - Fax: +34 979 165 218

E-mail: napa@nammo.com www.nammo.com

Contact: Luis Asensio

Nammo’s dedication to safeguarding the environment, the development of innovative solutions and precise engineering has resulted in a range of specialist technologies. Able to recognize the dangers faced by troops in the air, on the ground or at sea, the company has pioneered cutting-edge technology that helps soldiers through any conflict, in any environment.

Nammo’s wide ranging products and services are implemented world-wide. Its broad portfolio includes shoulder-launched munitions systems, military and sports ammunition, rocket motors for military and space applications and environmentally friendly demilitarization services.

Within safety & security Nammo delivers products for safety at sea, homeland security and boarder control, illumination signals and initiation systems.

countries in Europe, South America, Asia and the Middle East. In addition to this Nammo Palencia is a provider of critical ammunition components to other defense industries in Europe, South America and the Middle East.

Defence/Security ActivityLines: Broad range of military ammunition products from small to large calibers; shoulder launched munitions systems; rocket motors for missile and space applications; and environmentally friendly demilitarization.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Nammo is located in 11 countries; the Spanish head office is located in Madrid with production facility in Palencia.

Nammo Palencia

Nammo Palencia supports the Spanish armed forces and their allies with both small and medium caliber combat and training ammunition for army, navy and air force. Nammo Palencia is also supplying ammunition to other allied

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Navantia S.A.

C/ Velázquez, 132. 28006 MadridTel: +34 91 3358400 - Fax: +34 91 3358628

navantia@navantia.es - www.navantia.es

The Spanish shipbuilder Navantia is already a world reference in the design, construction and integration of state-of-the-art warships, as well as ship repairs & modernizations. Moreover, it is also engaged in the design and manufacture of Combat Management Systems, Gun Fire Control Systems, Integrated Communications Systems, Propulsion and Power Generation Plants, Integrated Platform Management Systems, and Through Life Support for all its products, which provides an important added value to the customer.

In recent years, Navantia has promoted its products internationally, developing industrial strategic alliances and collaboration agreements in order to support customers’ needs around the globe.

As well, Navantia has developed various Life Cycle Support business models, in order to offer integral solutions to its clients, from cradle to grave.

The aim of Life Cycle Support business is to support the design throughout the product’s life, in order to maximize the availability of the ships and the maintenance of their relative capacities in relation to its operative environment, looking constantly for efficiencies that reduce the costs

Defence/Security activity Lines: Navantia, global leader in design, shipbuilding, systems integration and life-cycle support. International benchmark in the industry for its ability to offer customers a comprehensive service.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra (Australia), Doha (Qatar), Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), Estambul (Turquía), Nueva Delhi (India).

and always fulfilling the safety requirements whilst respecting the environment.Navantia designs its ships thinking about the complete life cycle of the product, and assures that the maintenance requirements are incorporated in every stage of the development and construction of the ship, by strictly applying a systems engineering methodology.

Besides assuring that the configuration of the assets meets the above mentioned requirements, it is necessary to manage the preparation and the deployment of the support system in-country. This preparation includes assuring that the management plans and technical information, preparation of the infrastructure and IT management tools, the training of the human resources by means of training programs supported by the required materials and tools, are all prepared to support the ship at the moment of its delivery.

The Life Cycle Support solution depends on the client’s maintenance

concept , and Navantia has demonstrated flexibility to adapt the solution to the needs of every client. Navantia has a long experience of various Life Cycle Support models for different clients, from the management of contracts through to the provision of services on demand. The catalogue of Navantia’s services includes management services, engineering support services, maintenance and modernization services, management of the chain of supply, and training and simulation.

In all cases, Navantia understands the benefit of working closely with its clients, by means of the creation of an own in- country capacity to provide in situ technical support, as well as the development of agreements with the local industry in order to provide rapid response times to the required quality within the client’s budget.

As well as supporting all the warships of the Spanish Navy, in the last years Navantia has won Life Cycle Support contracts for the US Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy and Royal Australian Navy, amongst others.

Navantia supplies Life Cycle Support solutions for the whole range of products that include surface ships, submarines, systems and associated equipment.

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clearance . They can be installed on any heavy armored vehicle similar to a RG31, or midsized similar to the URO VAMTAC. The aunav.CID-Light interrogator arm has its operational capabilities significantly increased . It allows to detect , investigate , handle and neutralize IEDs . Its main advantage is the successful combination of dexterity, the movement is based on the grip tip and the 360º continuous rotation, movement sensitivity , and lift capacity (up to 400 kg ). Critical parts of the arm are hidden to minimize risks in case of an attack or explosion during the mission. Truly Multi purpose thanks to the great number of accessories available like the metal detector, the NRBQ detector, thermal imaging , several grips with different tasks and power, tools, disruptors and weaponry. The interrogator arm can be safely operated from inside the vehicle , or remotely from outside thanks to its

PROYTECSA SECURITY is a Spanish company with a clear international outlook whose headquarters are in Madrid and main facilities are in Huesca. Our mission is to design, develop, produce and sell our own technological solutions that adapt to the specific Security and Defence needs of our national and international customers.

PROYTECSA SECURITY has been collaborating closely with the Spanish security forces and corps, financial entities, railway companies, public administrations and private corporations for the last 25 years. This has given us a strong position on the international scene and made us a reference brand in the security industry.

The company focuses on four lines:

• aunav robots are extremely strong and powerful, more than any other on market. Together with their precision and exactitude make them perfectly suitable for use in police and military operations counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), as well as for CBRN activities.The aunav.NEXT has recently got the Common Criteria security certification with an Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 2+. The aunav.CID and the new aunav.CID-Light have been purposedly designed for IED route

touchscreen control unit , connected via cable, wifi or COFDM.

• thewall is the perimeter protection solution for critical infrastructures. It features an anti-scaling mesh combined with integrated and concealed detection. The detection technology used doesn’t require any calibration, neither initial nor periodical. It is also immune to climatic events, animal activity or vegetation. The false alarm rate is 0% which makes it a resilient, reliable and safe solution. It can be assembled on prefabricated concrete blocks something that makes it ideal for changing environments like harbors.

• Our range of training and services are designed to offer a tailored solution to every customer. We have 10.000 m2 premises featuring both urban and non-urban areas to perform complex exercises or field testing.

PROYTECSA SECURITY, S.L.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: IED/EOD robots operating in police forces, Guardia Civil, Army, Air Force, and Mossos d’Esquadra, exporting to over 15 countries.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Local presence in LATAM, Maghreb, Middle East and India.

Pº de la Castellana, 141 Edif. Cuzco IV, Planta 19. 28046 Madrid

Tel: +34 917498011 - Fax: +34 974430627 E-mail: Info@proytecsa.net

www.proytecsa.net

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Av. Manoteras 6, 28050 Madrid Tel: +34 91 3341070

E-mail: rses@rohde-schwarz.comwww.rohde-schwarz.es

Contact: Giovanna Branciforte

than 200 international and national airports use Rohde & Schwarz radios for air traffic control.

Frequency management and radiolocation for internal and external securityRohde & Schwarz develops and produces stationary as well as mobile systems for detecting, locating, and analyzing radiocommunications signals. With its receivers, direction finders, signal analyzers, antennas, and customized systems, Rohde & Schwarz has been a reliable partner in the area of internal and external security for many decades.

Test & Measurement SolutionsOur experience in spectrum analysis, our advanced technology in network analysis and wide portfolio of signal generators and power meters, offer the

Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG has stood for high quality and precision in test & measurement, broadcasting, secure communications, radiomonitoring and radiolocation for more than 80 years.

Secure communications for armed forces, government authorities and industryRohde & Schwarz supplies interoperable and powerful communications systems to ensure the prompt coordination of civil, government, and military forces on missions or in crises, satisfying all requirements for Ship-to-ship, Ship-to-Ground, Ship-to-Air, Ground-to-Air communication in agreement with MIL-STD and STANAG guidelines. Using modern encryption methods, the company’s solutions fulfill the highest security standards at the national and international levels. In addition, more

best tools to guarantee the highest performance of your Radar & Electronic warfare systems, Avionics & Navigation systems, Air traffic Control systems, satellite communication systems, Military communications systems…

System Calibration and MaintenanceR&S counts on an Integrated Service Center in Madrid specialized in multibrand calibration, repair and technical support, also on-site.

ROHDE & SCHWARZ ESPAÑA

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Secure communications for the Armed Forces; Voice Communication Systems for ATC, Cybersecurity; Radiomonitoring and Radiolocation; Test & Measurement Equipment for A&D.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Headquartered in Münich, Germany, and with more than 9.900 employees, Rohde & Schwarz counts on more than 70 subsidiaries and offices worldwide.

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ELECTRÓNICA SUBMARINA

Ctra. de la Algameca S/N, 30205, Cartagena (Murcia) Tel: +34 968 508 214 - Fax: +34 968 507 713

E-mail: saes@electronica-submarina.com electronica-submarina.com Contact: Adolfo Hernández

With over 25 years’ experience in the naval industry, SAES offers customized high-tech solutions to the military and civilian markets. Our systems are in service around the world, and their defining characteristics are costeffectiveness, reliability and modular and open architecture.

• Sonar Systems for submarines and surface vessels. Simulation/Stimulation of sonars.• Intruder detection sonar to protect critical infrastructures, vessels and high value assets.• Acoustic classification systems. Acoustic intelligence.• ASW systems for air and naval platforms.• Underwater signature measurement, control and simulation: acoustic, magnetic,

electrical, seismic and pressure. Signature intelligence.• Multi-influence naval mines and mines for special forces. Exercise and combat versions. • Tactical Simulation and training systems.• Engineering services at all project phases.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Specialist in Underwater Acoustics and Electronics. Design, development and manufacturing of sonar systems, ASW systems based on sonobuoys, naval mines, underwater signature measurement systems, tactical simulators, maritime security and engineering services.

SAES – S.A. de Electrónica Submarina

Sainsel Sistemas Navales, S.A.U.

Company leader in Integrated Navigation Systems (ECDIS / WECDIS) and Bridge Systems both military and merchant ships and Search and Rescue Systems (SAR).

Sainsel is also supplier of equipment and solutions for Combat Systems modernization of surface ships and submarines.

For the aeronautical sector has a range of process and special presentation equipment for use onboard aircrafts, including 3D and panoramic monitors, cockpit displays, EFBs and mission processors.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Design, manufacture and supply of Navigation Systems, Equipment for Combat Systems, and Presentation Systems in general.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Company owned by Navantia (51%) and Indra (49%).

Avda. Castilla, 2 – Edif. C, 28830- San Fernando de Henares (Madrid)

Tel.: +34 91 678 15 50 - Fax: +34 91 677 43 07E-mail: sales@sainsel.es

www.sainsel.eu

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Antigua Ctra. de Extremadura Km 20,800

28935 - Móstoles - Madrid - España

Tel: +34 91 4989196Fax: +34 91 6977657

www.sdle.es

Star Defence Logistics & Engineering SL (SDLE)

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Provider of engineering, maintenance, development and integration of Defense Systems such tactical vehicles and Unmanned Aerial System.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Over 70% of our production is for export, with subsidiaries in Spain and the Netherlands.

Star Defence Logistics & Engineering was founded in 2009 with a great experience and knowledge in defense field.

Since the beginning, the philosophy of the company has been to provide the best service to our customers and advance technologically in different areas.

The main activity from the beginning has been supplying spare parts for different weapon systems for Spanish Army and other armies.

SDLE is investing for searching goods related with the activity which give us an added value, from weapon system maintenances as Leopard2 A4 y 2E, VCI/C Pizarro, Centauro, etc; as design, engineering, manufacturing and integration our own developments.

about problems where the economic resources of these countries don’t let them acquire too complex systems, where SDLE let them acquire those without lost quality and service.

During last year SDLE has bet for an I + D + I engineering department focused on the search of new products and solutions. Most of the resources have been linked to new technologies for defense.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)For the execution of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, SDLE has developed a range of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).

Among the UAVs that the SDLE offers, is the DAMON v2. Notable for its long endurance (> 30 hours), high operational altitude (26,000 feet) and extraordinary payload capacity (2,000

Also focus in the search of logistics solutions, modernizations, etc.

Since some years we are working on a 4X4 vehicle project, in which we have bought the GD DRAGOON vehicle, and we have improved in a first phase the armor and changed external and internal elements improving the performance of it, for this DRAGOON 2. Release together with our partner company DUMA, we have sold a lot of them to Pakistan. During 2016 we finished the DRAGOON 3 version, with many new features maintaining a competitive price, which will be presented during the first half of 2017. We also want to develop a 6x6 vehicle for international market.

Direction Company it’s much concern and enthusiasm in projects with a great technological content and are focus on the international market, as many customers require us solutions

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UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS FROM PORTABLE SOLUTIONS TO EQUIPMENT WITH GREAT ENDURANCE AND CAPABILITY

kilograms), this fixed-wing system can be configured for a wide variety of operations, including Search And Rescue (SAR), border surveillance, fishery inspection, tacticalreconnaissance and regular patrol duties.

In addition and depending on the version, the Damon v2 could also land on water or snow.

Equally notable is the UAV DAMON v1. With its relatively short wingspan (3,5 meters) it has a 20 hours flight endurance and can reach a maximum altitude of 18,000 feet above sea level, making it an ideal solution for ISR missions.

UAV ZAREK is a VTOL Fixed Wing (Vertical Take-off and Landing), Being able to deploy without need of clue.

In the Rotatory Wing, SDLE offers THYRA v2, a multi-rotor system with more than 3 hours of autonomy with capacity to load up to 10 kilograms, something really impressive for aircraft of this configuration.

Finally UAV THYRA v1, a robust and man-portable quadcopter, which can be deployed in less than 2 minutes.

The THYRA is ideal for reconnaissance and special operations missions.

All UAVs are standard equipped with fully stabalized electro-optical and infrared sensors with target tracking and geo-location capabilities.

However, these systems can equip all types of payloads, communications re-lay, NRBQ sensor sensors, landmines detectors, etc.

Ground Control Station could be in-tegrated in any vehicle, which allows launch the UAV while driving, con-trolling UAV from inside through satellite or LOS encrypted communi-cation.

Our Research and Development department is always looking for new solutions.

DAMON v1.

THYRA v2.

DAMON v2.

ZAREK v2.

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The way to see the future

C/Severo Ochoa 4 (PTM) 28760 Tres Cantos (Madrid)

Tel: +34 91 807 70 00 E-mail: dep.aeroespacial@sener.es

www.engineeringandconstruction.senerContact: Fernando Horcada,

SENER’s Defense Department Responsible

SENER

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Mechatronics, actuation and control systems for missiles and precision electrical mechanisms; GNC systems and ISR-related technology.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The helicopter AB212.

IRIS-T AA.

SENER is an engineering and technology group founded in 1956 that is known worldwide for providing excellent projects and innovative solutions. In defense, SENER carries out engineering, production and integration of mechatronics, actuation and control systems for missiles and precision electrical mechanisms; GNC systems, especially semi-active laser systems; and optical systems (ISR-related technology). In addition, it produces and maintains its own complete series of the product throughout its entire life cycle. It also provides systems integration in aircraft and vehicles, as well as updates and extension of their operational life.

Some of its major clients are the Spanish Ministry of Defense; the Spanish Navy; the Spanish Air Force; the Spanish Civil Guard; and the companies MBDA, Diehl BGT Defense, TAURUS Systems GmbH, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Saab Dynamics, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems /HDW, BAE Systems, Navantia and General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc.

In control and actuation systems, SENER is today European center of excellence in design, development, production, integration, testing and logistics support, with over 25 years of experience. In fact, its ability to address multidisciplinary projects enables it to lead and collaborate in defense programs involving integrated systems.

One of the main references in this field is the missile IRIS-T in both its air-to-air (AA) and air defense (Surface Launch, SL) versions, in which SENER is the design authority and only supplier of the control and actuation sections (CAS) for the German Dielh.

SENER is also responsible for the redesign production and delivery of the Meteor missile FAS (Fin Actuation System) for MBDA. Regarding the cruise missile Taurus KEPD 350, SENER manufactures the control series units of the fin actuation subsystem (FASS). Likewise, SENER has produced and delivered the actuation and control system for the NSM (Naval Strike Missile) developed by the company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. Finally, SENER also participates with the company Saab Dynamics in its RBS 70 NG system as design authority and sole supplier of the stabilized mirror unit (SMU).

SENER has developed and supplied solutions for the image and video signal treatment and processing, especially for recognition systems used in different countries for several aircraft fleets. It has also implemented SIGINT (signals intelligence) solutions. Lastly, SENER is prime contractor for the desing and production of the main optical instrument for Ingenio, the Spanish

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satellite for Earth observation that will be integrated in the SEOSAT constelation.

SENER has already begun, in collaboration with Thales Alenia Space in Spain, the works for the development of instrument of the next optical satellite, SEOSAT II.

In defense systems integration, SENER, as the prime contractor of the TAURUS missile for Spain, had an important participation in the integration of the cruise missile in the EF-18, as well as in the support to the Spanish Air Force in the achievement of the initial operational capability (IOC) of this system, including the production of auxiliary equipment and support at the initial test firing campaign conducted in South Africa. Currently, SENER continues to collaborate with the Spanish Air Force in life cycle support for this missile. The company is carrying out with

shipyards, BAE Systems, ASMAR in Chile, Severnoye in Russia or the Brazilian Navy to design military ships. Among them its worth mentioning BAE Systems’ HMS Queen Elizabeth, the aircraft carrier for the Royal Navy, and the submarine series Successor, which is the largest engineering project in Europe for the last decade.

In addition, SENER has signed an industrial agreement with HDW for the production of an air independent propulsion (AIP) system for submarines based on a methanol reformer. SENER is responsible for developing, among others, the CO2 subsystem capable of dissolving gases in seawater silently and without any influence on the signature of the submarine in terms of noise and bubbles. In 2017, SENER celebrates 50 years in the Space industry with more than 270 devices and systems for satellites and space vehicles to agencies in the USA (NASA), Europe (ESA), Japan (JAXA) and Russia (Roscosmos).

Inaer the Life Extension Program for AB212 helicopters of the Spanish Navy, for which SENER is responsible for the engineering and system integration ansd supports the certification process. This program will extend their operational life at least fifteen years, incorporating the latest generation avionics and systems, which considerably improve their operational capabilities. Equally, SENER, as technological teammate of General Atomics in Spain, is responsible for the integration of the Remotely for Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system Predator B in the Spanish Defense system, as well as for providing support during its lifecycle. Finally, in the military naval field, SENER has a CAD/CAM/CAE system, FORAN, for the design and production of ships and offshore devices which celebrated its 50 anniversary in 2015 in 2015 and continues in the state-of-the-art of technology. FORAN has been selected by clients like Navantia

IN 2017, SENER CELEBRATES 50

YEARS IN THE SPACE INDUSTRY WITH MORE

THAN 270 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS DELIVERED

SENER professional during SEOSAT/Ingenio qualification campaign.

Upgraded cockpit for the AB212.

METEOR program at SENER facilities.

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Surus Inversa

Surus Inversa is a Company 100% Spanish Capital. We efficiently manage reverse logistics processes, maximizing the return value of the assets coming from surplus, obsolete, end-of-life products and a wide range of equipment and material that, due to different reasons, no longer have or use for their owners.

• Advanced Obsolescence Analysis: All actors in the chain (from the OEM to the final user) face the risks of obsolescence of their equipment and stocks and the impact of this on the product life cycle. The Surus Inverse solution developed together with PiperLab allows to predict the risk of a good or component becoming obsolete using advanced algorithmic. It will help you making decisions in a proactive way and maximize its return value when selling in secondary markets.

• Inventories and valuations: physic inventories. Identification of valuable assets by our expert appraiser team, with wide experience and capacity to carry out appraisals from inventories to complete production plants.

• Reuse and sale in secondary markets: We maximize the return of obsolete, surplus or end-of-life materials by making them available to the international market. Companies in the sector are subject to specific safety criteria and regulations: our team manages them in an expert way. We make sure that both trade control regulation and its own internal policies are followed. We use the most appropriate channels according to the good: our own portal, escrapalia.com, direct negotiation with our list of international buyers and collaboration with specialist partners depending on the product.

• Demilitarization and dismantling: When there are sale restrictions of the material to be useful, we perform and certify all the necessary tasks for its destruction. We perform all tasks of scrapping required while we minimize the related labor costs. The resulting elements are segregated by alloy and sold as recovered waste. We transform an activity that, traditionally, had an associated cost into an income source. We manage all types of goods, from spare parts and electronic components to complete systems and ships.

• Ship scrapping: decontamination, conditioning and ship scrapping. Equipment and parts recovery to be refurbished as well as valuation of metals and alloys. Management of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes generated in the works.

Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid Tel: 91 352 45 07

E-mail: acancelo@surusin.comwww.surusin.com

Contact: Adolfo Cancelo

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Comprehensive management of military and dual out-of-use material on the secondary market, turning them into cash in a rapid manner.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Surus is in Brasil, Peru, Chile and Portugal.

REVERSE LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS THAT SOLVE

THE PROBLEM OF OBSOLETE AND SURPLUS

MATERIALS

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TECNASA

C/ Zurrupitieta, 7. 01015 Vitoria (Álava)Tel: +34 945 290737 - Fax: +34 945 290687

E-mail: ioseba.monje@tecnasa.com.eswww.tecnasa.com.es

Contact: Ioseba Monje (Chief Commercial Officer)

effort to grow and reinforce our position in the industry. With this philosophy in mind, we have developed the skills to manipulate very special rubber compounds such as perfluoroelastomers (FFKM). FFKMs enjoy an extreme chemical and thermal resistance, which allows them to work in hostile environments for such long time it was before unthinkable.

COECA, a sister company of our business holding GRUPO 48IMA15,

TECNASA is the first Spanish manufacturer and supplier for the 5th Generation combat aircraft Joint Strike Fighter F-35 (JSF). In collaboration with Martin-Baker Aircraft, leading manufacturer of ejection seats for combat aircrafts, we have developed a new firing handle specifically designed to comply with the requirements of this aircraft. Moreover, TECNASA manufactures the o-rings used in the gas circuits that guarantee a correct ignition and subsequent ejection of the seat.

TECNASA is certified with the ISO9001:2008 and UNE EN9100:2010 specific for the aeronautical industry. We have our own laboratory equipped with all necessary instruments to carry out any normalised tests referred to rubber products. Our artificial vision equipments allow us to review all our products dimensionally and superficially, guaranteeing an excellent quality assurance.

TECNASA has always developed an innovative culture based on the continuous improvement of our processes and technologies in an

manufactures track pads for the track systems of the LEOPARD 2E and PIZARRO armoured vehicles. We have the required know-how to manufacture any kind of rubber and rubber-metal products such as tyres, fasteners, forestands, etc.

COECA also has experience in the Aerospace industry as it actively participated in the development of the Capricornio project for the production of the first space launcher manufactured in Spain.

TECNASA

Defence/Security Activity Lines: TECNASA develops and manufactures state-of-the-art rubber and silicone products for the Aeronautical and Aerospace industries.

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TECNOBITMarie Curie, 19 , 4ª planta

28521 Rivas - Vaciamadrid Tel: + 34 916617161

Fax: + 34 913758216 E-mail: marketing@oesia.com

www.grupooesia.comContact: Miguel Bermudo Piñeiro

Director Comercial

With more than 40 years of history, TECNOBIT (Grupo Oesía) is an international benchmark in the field of engineering applied to Defense and Security, and also to the Civil sector, with the aim of providing services and equipment at the forefront of technology.

The company designs, develops and manufactures innovative equipment, staying close to its customers throughout the whole product life cycle, advising them in obtaining the maximum performance of the equipment, supporting the operation and maintenance, and even training the specialized personnel when it´s needed.

The most important business areas for the company are Aeronautics, Optronics, Tactical Communications, Secure Communications, Aerospace, Inhibition and Simulation.

Currently, TECNOBIT is the supplier of the main companies in the world aeronautics sector, with major participation in the largest European programs, such as Eurofighter, or A400M, which places the company at the forefront of the international aeronautical industry. In addition, TECNOBIT was recently awarded the contract to develop and produce

non-refrigerated thermal cameras (ODIN) or integrated systems such as CENTIMAR or CENTINELA.

In other business areas, the company stands out in Communications systems such as LINPRO, fully developed by TECNOBIT, which is the only Multi Link Processor capable of working simultaneously and concurrently on L11 A / B, L16, L22 and JRE. As well as the new Openlink system, designed for non-NATO countries that require the interconnection of their naval, air and land forces with the aim of coordinating the action of all their units.

Among the Secure Communications stands out the Secure Mobile Terminal for Defense (TMSDEF), certified and approved for NATO Restricted, making it the safest mobile terminal in the world, and also CIFPECOM, a NATO Multicast IP Tactical encoding system for radio multicast environments or the frequency inhibitors in their different versions.

Finally, in Simulation, TECNOBIT has developed the most technologically advanced artillery simulators in Europe and Latin America.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: TECNOBIT, the engineering division of Oesía Group, is specialized in electronics for the sectors of defense and security.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Brasil (Grupo Oesía).

a new generation of aeronautical displays for the Spanish Air Force’s EF-18 fleet by NSPA (Support and Procurement Agency of NATO).

In the field of Optronics, TECNOBIT is the leader company in Spain, and one of the most important worldwide reference in this sector. More than 20 years of international experience in optronics allows the company to offer systems for the control and surveillance or driving aid, among others, and to cover all phases of the product life cycle. Among the optronic systems, the company produces a wide-ranging thermal cameras (ARGOS), refrigerated thermal cameras (CASTOR),

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Thales España

Avda. Leonardo da Vinci, 15. 28.906 - Getafe (Madrid)Tel: +34 91 453 21 33 - Fax: 91 273 78 75

e-mail: ads.thales@thalesgroup.comContact: Isabel Velasco

Defence/Security Activity Lines: completely integrated equipment, systems and services for land, sea and air in order to meet with inter-operational demands and C4ISTAR capabilities.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Thales is present in 56 countries. It has 11 offices in Spain, 1 subsidiary company in Turkey with an office in Ankara and one office in Cairo (Egypt).

of missions such as marine search and rescue, border and illegal trafficking surveillance, support for sea and land troops, and intelligence missions.

In the security field our engineers are experts in the design and delivery of systems that are crucial to security and to the protection of people, places and sensitive information. Our technologies include secure communications systems, voice and data encryption technology, system command and control and CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) solutions.

As a key player in security for critical infrastructures, Thales provides innovative security solutions to protect key elements such as the management of identities, cryptography, and physical and logical security.

To complete the wide range of solutions which are at the company’s disposal, our catalogue includes an array of cybersecurity services and products. To safeguard an organisation’s cybersecurity calls for a profound understanding of its operations, its strategic activities and its interactions with clients and partners.

Thales is a leading technology company, operating in the Defence, Aeronautics, Space, Security and Transportation markets.

The company provides the different Armed Forces with a complete range of completely integrated equipment, systems and services for land, sea and air, in order to meet with new inter-operational demands and C4ISTAR capabilities (command and control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance).

Thales España works closely with the Armed Forces to provide technology for communications, optronics, surveillance radars, air navigation aids, sonar minehunters, solutions for unmanned air vehicles, the detection and neutralisation of drones, as well as land systems, among others. Furthermore, support is provided for the maintenance of the most modern airplane and helicopter systems.

Thales España has ISR (identification, surveillance and reconnaissance) capabilities, thanks to the range of sensors at its disposal, which are designed to undertake a wide range

Key Data• European leader in defence electronics

for all kinds of sensors and combat systems and secure communications.

• Experience in Spain in Communications, Optronics, Intelligence, Sensors and Simulation.

• 50% exportation, mainly Command and Control technology, optronics and unmanned air vehicles.

• Industrial Alliance with SAES (Submarine Electronics Limited Company).

• Recognised experience as a systems integrator.

• Domestic and international projects involving command and control systems for transportation, urban security, sensitive locations and critical infrastructures.

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Avda. de Aragón, 330, entrada por C/ Campezo, 1. Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes 28022 Madrid, Spain

Tel.:+91 021 10 07 info@es.dsv.comwww.es.dsv.com

www.linkedin.com/company/dsvContact: Nieves Rodríguez

Carlos J. Medina

DSV. Global Transport and Logistics

Government and strategic logistics.Over three decades dedicate to Spanish Armed Forces as their logistic services provider, supporting them with by strategic transportation in operations, logistics of materials and equipment, services customs and international trade.

Fine arts – museums -exhibitions.Museography projects and artworks logistics in the field of Defense Culture.

Defense/Security Activity: Government and strategic logistics. Fine arts, museums and exhibitions.

Renewable Energies

Defense and Government

Oil and gas

Marine Logistics

International disasters assistance

Air Charter

Ship Charter

Pack and Ship

Museography projects and artworks

4TH GLOBAL LOGISTIC OPERATOR

TSD

P.I. de Herencia, C/ Jaboneros, Nº 14, 13640 Herencia (Ciudad Real) Tel: +34 926 574 720 - Fax: +34 926 572 493

E-mail: security@tsecurity.es - Página Web: www. tsecurity.es

TSD has an experience of more than 30 years, in the design, development and production in Spain of customized special security vehicles, such as: private armoured vehicles, cash-in-transit, military and police vehicles.Our products are being used by customers from more than 40 countries from Europe, Africa, Middle-East and America, providing training, local after-sales service and the requested technical solution asked by each customer.One of our specialties is the development of tailor-made projects with total cooperation with armies and polices forces, both for mobile security and for fixed and temporary construction projects.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Anti-Riot Truck with Water Cannons, Armoured Personal Carrier (APC), Military bodies, Private Armoured Vehicles, Mobile Command Post and Border Surveillance, Firefighting, Emergency and NRBC Vehicles, NATO Codification Service, Modular structures, Turnkey Projects and Maintenance Services.

Subsidiaries and facilities abroad: Offices in Chile and Kazakhstan. Distribution and service around the world.

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UROVESA is a fully private owned Spanish company, devoted to design, manufacturing and marketing of land platforms for military, law enforcement and industrial applications. Its product range covers a wide range of logistical and tactical light vehicles from 1 Ton of payload, up to high mobility all-Terrain trucks with 12 Ton. of capacity.

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Design, manufacturing and marketing of All-Terrain Vehicles: Trucks (TT URO), High Mobility Vehicles (VAMTAC) and Light Vehicles.

URO, Vehículos Especiales, S.A.

Pol. Ind. del Tambre, Vía Edison 17. 15890 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)

Tel: +34 981 580322 - Fax: +34 981 565370 E-mail: marketing@urovesa.com

www.urovesa.com

Virtual3dGun

Virtual3dGun is designed to train and teach tactics to squads, fire teams, buddy teams or rifleman.

• It serves as a supplement to actual training and mission preparation.• It can be used in training rooms - or anywhere - 24 hours a day.• It is quick to mount, modular and portable.• It helps to detect and overcome stress, increase self-control and efficiency, and

build stamina and tolerance before exposure to real combat.

Hayas, 55 2º Izda Alcorcón 28922 Madrid Tel: 677963868 - 657805715

E-mail: contact.info@virtual3dgun.com www.virtual3dgun.com

Contact: Jose Ginés García, Juan María García

Defence/Security Activity Lines: Development of virtual tactical simulators for military and police training in individual or team combat tactics. Personal consultations and custom-made solutions, such as shooting simulators, are also available.

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2017DIRECTORY OF COMPANIES

BY ACTIVITY SECTOR

Ground industry e Aircraft industry e Space industry e Shipbuilding industry e

General support and services industry e Others e

The following companies we present have been part of the complete catalogue offered in the current edition of SPAIN Defence and Security Industry 2017 and / or have participate in the

directory of the previous editions.

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>Adaptive Systems e> ADELTE Ingeniería

del Transporte e e> Airbus Defence

& Space 62 e e e e> Aitex 66 e e>Alma Technologies e>Anortec e e>Aries e>Aritex e>Arquimea Ingenieria e e>Aucar e> Automoviles Utilitarios e>Casli 68 e e>Cauchos Puntes e>Centum e> Cobra Instalaciones

y Servicios 69 e>Composystem e >Conexión Lider e e>CT Engineering 69 e>Danima e e>DAS Photonics e>Dirna e>Ecia Xemein e>Einsa 71 e>Elecnor Deimos e e> Escribano Mechanical

& Engineering 73 e e>Europavía e e>Everis 74 e e e e>EXPAL 76 e e e e e e>GDELS-SBS 82 e e e e e>GMV 81 e e e>Grupo C. Cueto e e e>Grupo TAM e>Gutmar e>GTD e e e

COMPANY DIRECTORY

COMPANYFACT

SHEETVEHICLES MAINTENANCE

ARMAMENT/AMMUNITION

SIMULATION ENGINEERING OPTRONICSCOMMAND &

CONTROLOTHER

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> Hércules de Armamento e

>Indra 86 e e e e e e>Instalaza 85 e e e>ISDEFE e> Martin Acedo

Manufacturing e>Martin Zaballos e>Mecánica P. Tejedor e e>Nammo Spain 91 e>Navantia-FABA 92 e e e e>NVLS e e>OTO Melara Ibérica e e e>PAP Tecnos e e>Quatripole e e e>Revenga Ingenieros e e>Rosembauer e>SAPA e>Sedener e>SENER 98 e e e e e>Sertec e>Sintersa e>Sisteplant e>Tecnasa 101 e>Tecnobit 102 e e e e e>TSD 104 e e e>Thales España 103 e e e>Tiruña e>Trabosa e>TTI e e e>UROVESA 105 e e e e>Virtual 3D Gun 105 e>VT Proyectos e>YUMA e> ZF Friedrichshafen

Holding España e

Ground industry

COMPANYFACT

SHEETVEHICLES MAINTENANCE

ARMAMENT/AMMUNITION

SIMULATION ENGINEERING OPTRONICSCOMMAND &

CONTROLOTHER

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>Abantia e>Acatec e>Aciturri e e>Adatica e>Aerlyper e e>Aernnova e> Aerospace

Engineering Group

e>Aertec e e> Airbus Defence

& Space 62 e e e e e e>Alestis e>Altran e>Amper e>Aries e>Aritex e>Centum e>CESA 66 e e>Cimsa e>Clia e> Cobra

Instalaciones y Servicios

69 e e>CT Engineering 69 e>DAS photonics e>DF Nucleo e e e e>Einsa 71 e e e>Elecnor Deimos e>Elimco e>EMTE e>Entrol e>Etel 88 e>Everis 74 e>EXPAL 76 e>FADA-CATEC e e e>Fiberflight e e>Fomecal e e>Ghenova e>GMV 81 e e e>Grupo TAM e

COMPANY DIRECTORY

COMPANYFACT

SHEETAIRCRAFT

STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS AND

EQUIPMENTENGINES AVIONICS

ENGINEERING/CONSULTANCY

MAINTENANCE UAVAIR

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

GROUND SUPPORT

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>GTD e>Gutmar e> Hexcel

Composites e> Iberia

mantenimiento e>Inda e>Indra 86 e e e e>ITP 88 e e> Ingenieria

SEMASA e e>ISDEFE e>Integrasys e>ITD e> Latecoere

Services Iberia e> Lusan Naval

y Aeronautico e>Mades 90 e e e>Mathworks e> MDU

Militärtegnologie, Dienst und Überwachung

e e> Mecanica

de Precisión Boecillo

e>Meupe e>Nitrofirex e>Orbital e>Rodriser e e>SAES 95 e e>Sainsel 95 e>SDLV e e>SENER 98 e e e e>Sertec e e e>Simave e>Sisteplant e>Tecnasa 101 e>Tecnobit 102 e e>Thales España 103 e e e>Triedro e>UAV navigation e e>USOL e

Aircraft industry

COMPANYFACT

SHEETAIRCRAFT

STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS AND

EQUIPMENTENGINES AVIONICS

ENGINEERING/CONSULTANCY

MAINTENANCE UAVAIR

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

GROUND SUPPORT

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>Aeromarine e> Airbus Defence &

Space 62 e>Aresa e e e e e> Armando Calero

e Hijos e>Astilleros Gondán e e e e>Astilleros Armón e e e> Carpintería Nuestra

Señora de Lourdes e> Construcciones

navales Paulino Freire e e e>CT Engineering 69 e>Detegasa 70 e>DF Nucleo e>Electrocanteras e e>Fluidmecánica Sur e> Gaditana de Chorro y

Limpieza e>Ghenova Ingeniería e>Gauzón e>Grupo Intaf e e> INDASA, Industrial

de Acabados e>Indra 86 e> Industrias Hidráulicas

Rospa e e> Industrial Carthago

Buques e e>IKM Testing Spain e e

COMPANY DIRECTORY

COMPANYFACT

SHEETMILITARY VESSELS

POLICE, RESCUE VESSELS

PLATFORM EQUIPMENT AND

SYSTEMSPROPULSION

ONBOARD ELECTRONICS

ENGINEE-RING

MAINTENANCEUNDERWATER

EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

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>J.P. Alcaraz e e>Motoraza e>Navantia 92 e e e e e e e> Norinver Montajes e

Ingeniería e e>Pecofacet e e>Pename e>Pinturas Ansape e>Pinturas Hempel e>Quimdunaval e> Refrigeración

Guillén e> Rohde & Schwarz

España 94 e>SAES 95 e e e>Sainsel 95 e e e>SENER 98 e e>Shark Silver e> Solutec, Gabriel

Ballester e e>Techno Pro Hispania e e> Tecman

Mantenimiento y Servicios

e>Tecnobit 102 e>Tincasur e>Thales España 103 e> Xinergia Eco

Consulting e e

Shipbuilding industry

COMPANYFACT

SHEETMILITARY VESSELS

POLICE, RESCUE VESSELS

PLATFORM EQUIPMENT AND

SYSTEMSPROPULSION

ONBOARD ELECTRONICS

ENGINEE-RING

MAINTENANCEUNDERWATER

EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

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>Air-Rail e e>Acuntia e> Alcorce

Telecomunicaciones e>Aldebarán Sistemas e >ARPA 67 e e e>Arteixo Telecom e>ATOS e>Avansis e>Buqueland e>Cabisuar e e> CLH Compañía

Logística de Hidrocarburos

e>Clia e>Comitas e e> Construcciones

Francisco Roca Sánchez

e e> CSA Centro Regional

de Servicios Avanzados

e e> DEM Desarrollo de

Equipos Militares e e> DEPISA Desoxidados

y Pinturas Industriales

e> DITECSA Diseños y

Proyectos Técnicos e e>Detegasa 70 e e e>DF Nucleo e>DSV 104 e>El Corte Inglés e e e e e>Electro Ruiz e> Elinco

Construcciones Eléctricas

e>El Siglo 1870 e> Ematel, Empresa

Madrileña de Telecomunicaciones

e>Epoche & Espri e>Eptisa e>Europavia e>Fatco e e>FCC Industrial 80 e e

COMPANY DIRECTORY

COMPANYFACT

SHEETCLOTHING NBQR FOOD SUPPLIES INFRASTRUCTURE ICT HEALTH

LOGISTICS SUPPORT

SERVICES

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>FECSA e>Fundosa Grupo e>GAHN L.G.C. e e>Gaptek e>Hispanovema 81 e e e e>Iber Precis e> ICA Informática y

Comunicaciones Avanzadas

e> Imprimaciones

Majano e>Industrial Sedó e e>Inster e>IECISA e>Indra 86 e>Iturri e e>Isowat-Invertaresa e> I-4s Innovation for

Shelter e> Jojacar

Telecomunicaciones e> Milethos

Technologies e>Moinsa e>Moraleda Cacho e>Peli Products e e> Pine Instalaciones y

Montaje e>SDLE 96 e>Surus Inversa 100 e> Tecman

Mantenimiento y Servicios

e>Teyde e>TSD 104 e e e>Textil Santanderina e>Tolpin e>Tradisa e> SCP Suministros

de Conectores Profesionales

e>Siadde Soluciones e>Ticomsa Sistemas e>UCALSA e e e e

General support and services

industry

COMPANYFACT

SHEETCLOTHING NBQR FOOD SUPPLIES INFRASTRUCTURE ICT HEALTH

LOGISTICS SUPPORT

SERVICES

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>Acisa e>Acuntia e>Applus+ e e>AYESA 66 e e> DF NÚCLEO e e>Eiit 72 e e> Escribano

Mechanical & Engineering

73 e>Eulen e> Exide e>EXPAL 76 e>FCC Industrial 80 e>Frimarte e> Frío Clima

Valentín e>Giza Technologies e>Grupo Cobra 69 e>IBATECH e e>Implase e e>Inaer e>Inespasa e>Infoglobal e e> INMAPA Industrial

Matricera Palentina

85 e>Inmize Sistemas e> In-Nova, Programa

de Innovación Internacional

e

COMPANY DIRECTORY

COMPANYFACT

SHEETMISSI-

LESELECTRONICs &

COMMUNICATIONSDEMILITARIZATION SECURITY SAFETY

ENGINEERING/CONSULTANCY

TEST / CERTIFICATION

INDUSTRIALEQUIPMENT

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>MADES 90 e e>MASA e>MBDA España 69 e e>Meycagesal e>M Torres e>NADS e e e>Nammo Spain 91 e e>New Fasant e> Novatronic

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Ministry of Defence e Defence Attachés e Ministry of Foreign Affairs e

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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE • Under-Director General of International

Relations (Directorate General of Armaments and Material)

Pº de la Castellana, 109. 28071 Madrid (Spain)Phone: +34 91 395 56 37Fax: +34 91 395 51 82sdgrein.dgam@oc.mde.eswww.defensa.gob.es/politica/armamento-material/politica-armamento-material/

• Foreign Support Office Ministry of Defence

Pº de la Castellana, 109. 28071 Madrid (Spain) Phone: +34 91 395 52 53Fax: +34 91 395 51 61dgam.rein.apoyoext@oc.mde.es

Representation in International BodiesPermanent Representation of Spain to the NATOArmament AreaBoulevard de Leopoldo III s/n, 1110 BruxellesPhone: +3227076559 / +3491774397condefotan@oc.mde.es

Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU50 Bd Du Regent 1000 BruxellesTel.: +3225098857 / +34917743992condefue@oc.mde.es

DEFENCE ATTACHÉ OFFICES IN SPAIN• AFGHANISTAN (and Pakistan) Sherpur, Main St. Third Lane right. KABUL Phone: +00870782441386 /E-mail: agremilka@hotmail.com

• ALGERIAColonel CGET/Art. Carlos Herradón Muñoz26 B, Chemin des Glycines, El Biar -ArgelPhone: 213 (21) 68 12 89 / 68 13 29 / 68 13 26Fax: 213 (21) 68 13 07E-mail: agredarg@oc.mde.es

• ARGENTINA (Paragu0d Uruguay)Colonel Air Force Agustín Arias GonzálezAvda. Presidente Figueroa Alcorta, 3211/17. Phone: (54 11) 4803 1001 / 4802 0218Fax: (54 11) 4803 8118E-mail: condefair@arnet.com.ar

• AUSTRALIA15 Arkana Street. Yarralumla ACT. CanberraPhone: +0061262732009 /+0061262733918E-mail: spdefcan01@hotmail.com / agredcan@oc.mde.es

• BELGIUM22, Avenue Marceau, F-75008 ParísPhone: 0033 (0) 144 43 18 83 Fax: 0033 (0) 1 47 20 53 05E-mail: agredpar@oc.mde.es

• BRAZILCol. I.M. Ramón Piñeiro Ramos SES, Avenida das Nações, Quadra 811, Lote 44 70429-900 BRASILIA DF Phone: +55 61 3242 8120 Fax: +55 61 3443 4873 E-mail: agredbra@oc.mde.es

• COLOMBIA (Ecuador and Peru) José Matías FuentesCalle 94A Nº 11A-70. BogotaPhone: +57 (1) 621 07 76Fax: +57 (1) 622 16 79E-mail: agredbog@oc.mde.es• CUBA (and Dominican Republic)Colonel José Pardo de Santayana y Gómez-OleaCárcel, 51 (Esquina a Zulueta)10100 La Habana Vieja Phone: (+53 7) 866 29 38 Fax: (+53 7) 866 29 37 E-mail: agredhab@hotmail.es

• CZECH REPUBLICDomingo Crespo ConesaBadeniho, 4. 170 00 Prague 7 Phone: 00420 233 097 211 Fax: 00420 233 341 770 y 00420 233 340 813

• CHINAChaoyang Qu. Sanlitun Lu, 9. 100600 BeijingPhone:+861065321150E-mail: agredpek@oc.mde.es

• CHILE (Bolivia) Av. Andrés Bello, 1895. Santiago de ChilePhone: +56226320752E-mail: agredchil@oc.mde.es / condefchi@terra.ci

• EGYPT (and Jordan)Colonel Luis G. San Gil Cabanas41, Ismail Mohamed, St. Zamalek. CairoPhone: +20227359521 E-mail: agredcai@oc.mde.es

• FRANCEAlfredo Ortega Bolado22, avenue Marceau.- 75008 ParisPhone: 0033 (0) 144 43 18 83Fax: 0033 (0) 1 47 20 53 05E-mail: agredpar@oc.mde.es

• GERMANY (Austria and Switzerland)Colonel Manuel Saz DíazLichtensteinallée 110787 Berlin (Germany)Phone: +49 302 54 00 73 00Fax: +49 302 54 00 77 03E-mail: condefber@t-online.de

• GREECE (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia)Captain José Miguel Ochoa FrancoKarneadou, 26 – 10675 Athens Phone: 0030 210 7220336Fax: 0030 210 7222923E-mail: agredate@oc.mde.es

• HUNGARY (Romania and Croatia)Vérhalom U.12 - 16, E 14, 1023 BudapestPhone: 00361 326 40 15 Fax: 00361 326 40 34E-mail: agredbud@oc.mde.es

• INDIACaptain José Meca Rodríguez de Rivera48, Hanuman Road; 2nd floor, Connaught PlaceNew Delhi - 110001E-mail: agreddel@gmail.com

• INDONESIA Colonel Army Francisco Javier Saldaña SagredoJl. Haji Agus Salim, n.º 61. Jakarta 10350 IndonesiaPhone: +62 21 3142355 (Ext.217)

• ISRAEL (and Cyprus) Daniel Frish 3 (“The Tower Bld.”), 18º. 64731 Tel Aviv Phone: +97236910813 E-mail: agredtel@oc.mde.es

• ITALY (Slovenia, Serbia, Albania and Malt)

Piazza Della Libertá, 4 int. 4, 00192 Roma (Italia) Phone: 0039 063204690Fax: 0039 063220465 E-mail: agredroma@oc.mde.es

• MALAYSIA Office Suite E-12-02 Level 12, East WingThe Icon Nº 1 Jalan 1/68F Off Jalan Tun Razak50400 Kuala Lumpur Phone: + 6 03-2181 0753Fax: + 6 03-2163 2416E-mail: defofsp@hotmail.my

• MOROCCORue Aïn Khalouiya, Route des Zäers km. 5,300Sousssi – RabatPhone: 63 39 39 Fax: 00212 (0) 5 37 633939 E-mail: agredrab@oc.mde.es

• MAURITANIA (Senegal, Cape Verde)Colonel Vicente Hueso GarcíaAmbassade d’Espagne B.P. 232. NuakchotPhone: +222 4525 2137 / +222 4525 4088E-mail: agrednouak@oc.mde.es

• MEXICO Colonel Carlos Busto SaízCalle Galileo 114, esquina Horacio.Colonia Polanco, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, 11550, Phone: (+52 55) 52 82 16 85Fax: (+52 55) 52 80 13 75E-mail: agredmex@oc.mde.es

• NETHERLANDS (and Luxembourg)Lange Voorhout, 50. 2514 EG LA HAYA Phone: +31 703563227 /E-mail: agredhay@oc.mde.es

• NICARAGUA (Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador)Colonel Army Fernando Ortíz Díaz-Hellín Avda. Central, 13. Las Colinas. Ap. Postal 284. Managua Phone: (+505) 22 76 12 22 / 22 76 08 26 Fax: (+505) 22 76 21 82 E-mail:agredman@oc.mde.es - agredman@cablenet.com.ni

• NORWAY (Denmark, Sweden, Finland)Captain Alejandro MacKinlay FerreirósHalvdan Svartes Gate 13N-0268 OsloPhone: (+47) 22 92 66 85Fax: (+47) 22 55 04 52E-mail: agredosl@oc.mde.es

• PERUIgnacio Villarrubia de FranciscoAv. Jorge Basadre 498 – San IsidroTel.: 2125155Fax: 4402020

• PHILIPPINE ISLANDSColonel Juan Carlos López Roca27th Floor Equitable Bank Tower 8751 Paseo de Roxas. 1226 Makati CityPhone: +63 2 7574028 /E-mail: agredmanila@oc.mde.es

• POLAND (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)Colonel Air Force Juan Carlos Martín TorrijosMysliwiecka 4.- 00-459 Warszawa, Código Postal 00-459.Phone: +4822 622 42 50Fax: +4822 622 54 08.E-mail: agredvar@oc.mde.es

• PORTUGALCommander Juan J. Díaz del Río Durán Rua do Salitre, 1. 1269-052 LisboaPhone: 21 322 46 00 Fax: 21 322 46 02 E-mail: agredlis@oc.mde.es

• RUSSIA (Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan)

Colonel Narciso Cayetano GarridoBolshaya Nikitskaya, 50/8; 115127 – MoscúPhone: +7 (495) 690 35 72 (Secretaría)Fax: +7 (495) 956 33 80E-mail: agredmos@oc.mde.es

• SAUDI ARABIA (UAE, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Kuwait and Bahrain)

Diplomatic Quarter. P.O. Box 94347. 11693 Riad Phone: +96614880644 E-mail: agredriad@oc.mde.es

• SOUTH AFRICA (Namibia and Zimbabwe)Lord Charles Complex. 337 Brooklyn RoadPretoria 0181Phone: +27 12 460 24 66Fax: +27 12 346 66 84E-mail: agredpre@oc.mde.es

• SOUTH KOREA Colonel Emmanuel Fernández Andrés726-52, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-ku. Seul 140-210 Phone: +8227945761 E-mail: agredseu@oc.mde.es.

• THAILAND (Singapore and Vietnam)Captain Manuel Triano PousoLake Rajada Office Complex, 23rd Floor193/98-99 Ratchadapisek RoadKlongtoey, Bangkok 10110 (Tailandia)Phone: +66 (0) 2 6619671 / +66 (0) 2 6619672Fax:+66 (0) 2 6619674E-mail: agredban@mde.es

• TUNIS (and Libya)Jesús Mª Truchuelo Lago10, Rue lbn El Khatib. 1004. El Menzah. Tunis.Phone: 232.166Fax: 232.301E-mail: agredtun@gnet.tn

• TURKEY (Albania, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan)Colonel Felipe Sánchez TapiaAbdullah Cevdet 6/1.- Çankaya, Ankara. TurquíaPhone: 0090 441 06 48 y 0090 441 52 56 Fax: 0090 439 28 10 E-mail: agredank@oc.mde.es

• UNITED ARAB EMIRATESColonel Alfonso Lorenzo TaboadaAl Saman Towers, escalera izquierda, piso 8º. En el cruce de las calles Hamdan (Nº 5) y Muroor (Nº 4) P.O.Box 46474 - Abu DhabiPhone: +971 (0) 2 626 95 44 Fax: +971 (0) 2 627 49 78 E-mail: agregabud@gmail.com

• UNITED KINGDOM (and Ireland)20 Peel StreetLondon W8 7PDPhone: 00 44 (0) 207 313 90 78Fax: 00 44 (0) 207 792 45 70agredlon@oc.mde.es

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• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (and Canada)Brigadier General Air Force Ángel Valcárcel 4801 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. - Washington, D.C. 20016.Phone: (202) 244 0093.Fax: (202) 362 3993.E-mail: agredwas@oc.mde.es

Military AttachéPhone.: 1(202)2446161 Fax: 1(202)3623993 agmilwas@oc.mde.es Navy AttachéPhone.: 1(202)2442166 Fax: 1(202)3623993 agnawas@oc.mde.es Air Force AttachéPhone: 1(202)2448843 Fax: 1(202)3623993 agawas@oc.mde.es

Financial and Armament AttachéPhone: 1(202)3642257 Fax: 1(202)3623993 afinarwas@oc.mde.es

• URUGUAYLtd. Col. José María Pérez EsteveLibertad, 2738. 11300 Montevideo Tel. (00)5982-708 60 10 Fax (00)5982-707 95 51

• VENEZUELAAvda Mohedano entre 1 y 2 transversal,Quinta Marmolejo, La Castellana, Chacao, Caracas. Phone: 0212 265 65 26Fax: 0212 263 22 80E-mail: condefcar@yahoo.es

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS• Export Areas of Defence SystemsUnder-Director General of International Economic Relations

C/ Serrano Galvache, 26 Torre Sur 10ª Planta. 208071 Madrid (Spain)Phone: +34 91 379 99 31Fax: +34 91 394 86 43carlos.ruizs@maec.es

• Embassies and consulates of Spain:http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/Paginas/EmbajadasConsulados.aspx

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND COMPETITIVENESS ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICES OF SPAIN ABROAD • ALGERIAECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN ALGIERS Economic and Commercial Counselor: Fernando Luis Lanzas Sánchez del Corral5, rue Césarée, Hydra - Algiers

Phone: 213 (21) 60 11 28 / 60 11 34 / 60 11 40 / 60 11 58Fax: 213 (21) 60 11 61E-mail: argel@comercio.mityc.esWeb: http://argelia.oficinascomerciales.es

• ANGOLA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN LUANDA Rua Jaime Cortesão 16, Maianga, Luanda Phone: 00.244.222.350.121 / 00.244.222.351.938 / 00.244.222.350.227Fax: 00.244.222.350.142 E-mail: luanda@comercio.mineco.es

• AUSTRALIA (y New Zealand)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN SIDNEY Edgecliff Centre, Suite 408, 203 New South Head Road Edgecliff Nsw 2027 Sidney Phone. 61-2-936-24212 /13 /14Fax: 061293624057E-mail: sydney@mcx.es

• AUSTRIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN VIENNAStubenring, 16 - 2 Stock A-1011 Wien (Österreich) Viena Phone: 004315133933

• BELGIUM (and Luxembourg)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN BRUSSELSRue Montoyer, 10, 1º - 1000 BruselasPhone: 00 32 (0) 2 551 10 40Fax: 00 32 (0) 2 551 10 69E-mail: bruselas@comercio.mineco.esWeb: http://belgica.oficinascomerciales.es

• BOLIVIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN LA PAZ Av. 20 de Octubre, esq. Calle CamposEdificio Torre Azul – Piso 15P.O. Box 1577 La Paz (Bolivia)Phone: (+591.2) 214 10 16 Fax: (+591.2) 243 42 57 E-mail: lapaz@comercio.mineco.es

• BULGARIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN SOFIA Dragan Tsankov, 36, World Trade Center Interpred 2º Ofc 204 1057 Sofia Phone: 0035928079662 Web: http://bulgaria.oficinascomerciales.es

• CANADA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN OTTAWA 151 Slater Street, Suite 801.- Ottawa (Ontario), K1P 5H3.Phone: (613) 236-0409 y 236-0400.Fax: (613) 563-2849.E-mail: ottawa@comercio.mineco.esWeb: http://canada.oficinascomerciales.es

• CHILE ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE Av. Nueva Providencia, 1901 - 1, piso 8.º- Providencia. Post office box: 4099.-Santiago de Chile.Phone: 222 049 786 Fax: 222 045 814 E-mail: santiagochile@comercio.mineco.es

• CHINA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN BEIJING Chaoyang Qu. Sanlitun Lu, 9. 100600 BeijingPhone: (+86 10) 5879 9733E-mail: pekin@comercio.mineco.esWeb: china.oficinascomerciales.es

• CROATIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN ZAGREB Commercial Attache: Antonio Arias RanedoSavska 41 (Zagrepcanka) Zagreb Phone: + 385 (0) 1 617 6901 / + 385 (0) 1 617 6663 Fax: + 385 (0) 1 617 6669 E-mail: Zagreb@mcx.es Web: www.oficinascomerciales.es

• DENMARKECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN COPENHAGENCounselour: Juan Antonio Peláez Bohigas.Vesterbrogade 10, 1. DK-1620 Copenhagen VPhone: (+45) 33 31 22 10Fax: (+45) 33 21 33 90E-mail: copenhague@comercio.mineco.es

• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Haiti and Jamaica)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN SANTO DOMINGO Head of Staff: Mónica Vázquez García Av. Winston Churchill esquina Luis F. Thomen, Torre BHD, 4º piso - Santo Domingo P.O.Box 21421, Santo DomingoPhone: (1) 809 567 56 82 Fax (1) 809 542 60 26 E-mail: santodomingo@mcx.es Web: www.mcx.es

• EGYPT (and Ethiopia)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN CAIRO Counselour: Sara Alcaide Guindo19 Boulos Hanna Street - Midan Fini - Dokki 12311 Cairo Phone: 0020233361588 Web: http://egipto.oficinascomerciales.es

• EL SALVADOR (and Ecuador)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN SAN SALVADOR Commercial Attache: Óscar Rivera Edificio Arias y Muñoz, c/ La Mascota, nº 533, Local Mesanine. Colonia La Mascota. San Salvador.Phone: (+503) 22.75.78.22Fax: (+503) 22.75.78.23E-mail: sansalvador@comercio.mineco.es

• EQUATORIAL GUINEAECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN MALABO Enrique Nvo, s/n. Malabo Phone: 00 240 333 09 45.50Fax: 00 240 333 09 31.40 E-mail: malabo@comercio.mineco.es

• FINLAND (and Estonia)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN HELSINKI Counselour: Ernö Pálla SagüésPohjoinen Makasiinikatu 6 -2nd. Floor00130 HelsinkiPhone: +358-9-6850530Fax: +358-9-68505353E-mail: helsinki@comercio.mineco.es

• GHANA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN ACCRA 57 B Patrice Lumumba Road, Airport Airport Residential Area Kapt Ka Pmb 169 Accra Phone: +233 (0) 302211819 Web: http://ghana.oficinascomerciales.es

• GREECE (and Cyprus)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN ATHENS Counselour: Jorge Juan Andreu Arasa.44, Vasileos Konstantinou Str.11635 Athens Phone: (00 30) 2107247195 / (00 30) 2107247390Fax: (00 30) 2107291736E-mail: atenas@comercio.mityc.es

• GUATEMALA (and Nicaragua)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN GUATEMALA Counselour: Rodrigo Tilve Seoane12 Calle 1-25, Zona 10, oficina 1701 Edificio Géminis, Piso 17Phone: (502) 2335-3011 y 2335-3012 y 2335-3013 y 2335-3014Fax: (502) 2335-3016E-mail: guatemala@comercio.mineco.es

• HONDURAS ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN TEGUCIGALPA Av. Costa Rica S/N. Col. Las Lomas Del Mayab Centro De Negocio Las Lomas 4º Tegucigalpa Phone: 0050422353001

• IRAN ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN TEHERAN 29, Gol Gasht St. - Africa Avenue 19158 Teheran Phone: 00 98 21 220 161 18 Web: http://iran.oficinascomerciales.es

• IRELAND ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN DUBLIN 35, Molesworth St. Dublin 2Phone: + 353 1 661 63 13 / 6766581 Fax: + 353 1 661 01 11

• JAPAN ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN TOKYO 1-3-29-3F, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032Phone: +81 3 5575 0431Fax: +81 3 5575 6431E-mail: tokio@comercio.mityc.es Web: http://japon.oficinascomerciales.es

• JORDANECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN AMMAN Attache: Francisco José Alfonso AguirreAbdel Hamid Sharf Str. (Strand)POBox 927148, 11.110 Amman, JordanPhone: 6-560 12 81 y 6-568 92 05Fax: 6-560 31 61E-mail: amman@mcx.es / amman@comercio.mityc.es

• KAZAKHSTANECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN ALMATY Ulitsa Kazybek bi, 20A, 4ª floor, Almaty Phone: (7-7272) 93 02 40, 93 02 66, 93 02 67 Fax: (7-7272) 93 02 59 E-mail: almaty@comercio.mineco.es

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• KENYA (Uganda, Tanzania, Mauritius and Seychelles)

ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN NAIROBI Counselour: José Bernárdez Gumiel C.B.A. Building, 3er floorMara & Ragati Road, Upper HillP.O. Box 45503-00100 Nairobi.Phone: (+ 254 20) 271 14 34Fax: (+ 254 20) 271 14 32E-mail: nairobi@comercio.mineco.es

• KUWAIT ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN KUWAIT Surra, Building 3, St. 14, House 19, Kuwait P.O. Box. 22207, Safat 13083, Kuwait Phone: + 965 2 532 58 27/ 28/ 29 ext. 117 Fax: + 965 2 535 74 39E-mail: kuwait@comercio.mineco.es

• LEBANON ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN BEIRUT Attache: Ricardo Fernández Calvo.Tabaris, place Gebran Tueini. Building Ashada, 4.ª floor. Ashrafieh - Beirut.Phone: 03 20 72 23, 01 325 622, 01 325 633 y 01 327 500Fax: 01 333 203E-mail: beirut@comercio.mineco.es

• LIBYA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN TRIPOLI Wesait El-Ebdery no numberP.O.B.: 3572, Tripoli, LibyaPhone: (+218 21) 340 23 63 / 340 23 64 / 340 23 66.Fax: (+218 21) 340 23 59E-mail: tripoli@comercio.mineco.es

• LITHUANIA (and Latvia)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN VILNIUS Attache: Rosa María Gutiérrez GarcíaCommercial Office, J. Jasinskio 16b, Vilnius LT-01112, LithuaniaPhone: +370 52 54 68 00Fax: +370 52 54 68 01E-mail: vilnius@comercio.mityc.esWeb: http://lituania.oficinascomerciales.es • MALAYSIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN KUALA LUMPUR 20th floor, Menara Boustead. 69, Jalan Raja Chulan.- 50250 Kuala LumpurPhone: +6 03- 2148 73 00 / 73 05 / 73 09. Fax.: +6 03- 2141 50 06E-mail: kualalumpur@comercio.mineco.es

• NETHERLANDS ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN THE HAGUECounselour: Enrique Fanjul MartínBurgemeester Patijnlaan 67 2585 BJ The Hague, NetherlandsPhone: 0031-(0)70-3643166Fax: 0031-(0)70-3608274E-mail: lahaya@comercio.mineco.es

• NIGERIA (and Niger)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN LAGOS Plot 933 Idejo Street, Victoria Island.P.O. Box 50495. Ikoyi. Lagos.Phone: + 234 - 1 462 75 94 y 462 78 82.Mobile: +234 8033332978Fax: + 234 - 1 462 75 96E-mail: lagos@comercio.mityc.esWeb: http://nigeria.oficinascomerciales.es

• OMAN ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN MASCATE Economic and Commercial Attache: Sergio Vela OrtízWay 3021, House 1769 Shatti Al Qurum Po Box: 756 Pc: 115 Madinat Qaboos. MascatePhone: +96824688900 Fax: +96824688999 E-mail: mascate@comercio.mineco.es• PANAMA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN PANAMA Edificio St. Georges Bank, piso 8. calle 50 y 53. Obarrio.Po Box 0823-05444 - Panama.Phone: 269 40 18 / 269 41 82 / 223 90 97.Fax: 264 34 58.E-mail: panama@comercio.mineco.es

• PARAGUAY ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN ASUNCION Commercial Attache: José Luis Prieto KesslerCalle Quesada 5864 c/ Bélgica Phone: 664 776 y 662 865Fax: 664 670E-mail: asuncion@comercio.mineco.es

• PERU ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN LIMA Economic and Commercial Attache: Luis Martí ÁlvarezAv. Jorge Basadre 405 - San IsidroPhone: 4421788 – 4421789Fax: 4421790E-mail: lima@comercio.mineco.es

• ROMANIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN BUCAREST Str. Dionisie Lupu 64-66, et. 3, sector 1, 010458, BucarestPhone: 00 40 21 312 80 50 / 60Fax: 00 40 21 312 90 80E-mail: bucarest@comercio.mineco.es

• SENEGAL (and Guinea Bissau)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN DAKAR 3-5 Avenue Carde B.P. 4146 Dakar Phone: 00221338892360

• SERBIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN BELGRADE Economic and Commercial Counselour: Aitor Mate RincónVojvode Supljikca, 40. 11.118-Belgrade, SerbiaPhone: +381-11- 380 68 32 Fax: +381-11- 380 74 67E-mail: belgrado@comercio.mineco.es

• SINGAPOREECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN SINGAPOREEconomic and Commercial Counselour: Santiago Elorza Cavengt 7 Temasek Boulevard, #19-03Suntec Tower One. Singapore 038987Phone: +65 6732 9788Fax: +65 6732 9780Email: singapur@comercio.mineco.es

• SLOVAKIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN BRATISLAVA Attache: Carlos Padilla Carballada.Prepostska, 1081101 BratislavaPhone: 5441 57 30

• SLOVENIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN LIUBLIANAContact: Tomás VitrihTrnovski pristan 24 - 1000 Liubliana (Slovenia)Phone: 00 386 1 429 44 50Fax: 00 386 1 429 44 55E-mail: tvitrih@comercio.mineco.es

• SWEDEN ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN STOCKHOLMEconomic and Commercial Counselour: Luis Martínez ArévaloSergels Torg 12, 13tr, 111 57 Stockholm Phone: +46 8 24 66 10Fax: +46 8 20 88 92E-mail: estocolmo@comercio.mineco.es

• SWITZERLANDECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN BERN Counselour: Begoña Montoro ZuluetaGutenbergstrasse 143011 BernPhone: 031 381 21 71Fax: 031 382 18 45E-mail: berna@comercio.mineco.es

• UKRAINEECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN KIEV Illinska, 22 4ª Floor 04070 Kiev Phone: 00380444942940

• UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (and Qatar)ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN DUBAI Counselour in Dubai: Jaime Montalvo Domínguez de la TorreCommercial Attache in Doha: Luciano González López-SalazarEmirates Towers, piso 26, Sheikh Zayed Road S/N. - DubaiPhone: +971 (0) 4.330.01.10Fax: + 971 (0) 4.331.39.44 / 330.01.12 / 330.01.14

• VIETNAM ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN HO CHI MINH CITY 21 Phung Khac Khoan (5th Floor), District 1 Ho Chi Minh City Phone: (0084)(8)38250173

EMBASSIES OF SPAIN ABROAD• ALGERIA (People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria) Ambassador: Alejandro Polanco Mata3, Rue Youcef Ziryab, Argel B.P. 185 Alger Gare - Argel Phone: (00)21321-23 97 86 y (00)21321-23 98 14 E-mail: emb.argel@maec.es

• BANGLADESH (People’s Republic of Bangladesh) Ambassador: Luis Tejada ChacónHouse 49, Road 90Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh Phone: +88 (02) 888 1921 - 28 E-mail: emb.dhaka@maec.es

• CAMEROON (Republic of Camerún) Ambassador: Jorge de Orueta PemartínBoulevard de l’URSS, s/n. QUARTIER BASTOS. B.P. 877. Yaunde Phone: (00)237-22 20 35 43 E-mail: emb.yaunde@maec.es

• CONGO (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Ambassador: Francisco Javier Hergueta GarnicaBd. 30 Juin. 87-4º Building Communauté Hellénique. BP 8036. Kin. 1. KINSHASA GOMBE Phone: (00)243-818 84 31 95 E-mail: emb.kinshasa@maec.es

• COSTA RICA (Republic of Costa Rica) Ambassador: Jesús María Rodríguez-Andía y ParadaCalle 32, entre Paseo Colón y Avenida Segunda. San Jose de Costa Rica Apartado de Correos, 10.150. 1000 San José de Costa Rica Tel.: (00)506-22 22 57 45 / (00)506-22 21 70 05 E-mail: emb.sanjosed@maec.es

• GABON (Republic of Gabonesa) Ambassador: Enrique Asorey BreyImmeuble Diamant 2ème étage - Boulevard de l’Indépendance. LIBREVILLE B.P. 1157 Phone: (00)241-01 72 12 64 / (00)241-01 77 30 68 E-mail: emb.libreville@maec.es

• GUINEA (Republic of Guinea) Ambassador: Francisco de Asís Benítez SalasAlmany Samory Touré Square. Building R2000, 6ª floor. Moussoudougou-Coléah . 706 Conakry Phone: (00)224-64 18 64 04 E-mail: emb.conakry@maec.es

• IRAK (Republic of Irak) Ambassador: José María Ferré de la Peña Hay Al Mansur, Dis. 609, St. 3, house nº 55-57 P.O.Box 2072. BAGDAD Phone: (00)964 790 675 69 06E-mail: emb.bagdad@maec.es

• MALI (Republic of Mali) Ambassador: José María Matres MansoHamdallaye ACI 2000, Rue 260, Siège de la Fondation pour l’Enfance B.P.E. 3230. Bamako Phone: (00)223-20 23 65 27 E-mail: emb.bamako@maec.es

• SYRIA (Sirian Arab Republic) Without Ambassador accredited to press time.St. Makka Mukarrama- Mezzeh East. POB 392.Phone: 00 963 (0) 933319700E-mail: emb.damasco@maec.es

CONTACT POINT

Various nations. Multiple challenges. One device.The new ¸SDTR.The new vehicular tactical radio is the first member of the ¸SDxR software defined radio family. It marks a revolutionary change in the field of tactical radio communications, both technically and economically.

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