Modern equipment of the Spanish Army is a list of equipment currently in service with the Spanish Army.
Small Arms
editFirearms
editList of all the firearms being in use in the Spanish Army.
Pistols
editModel | Origin | Type | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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Heckler & Koch USP | Germany | Semi-Automatic | 9×19 mm NATO | Standard issue side arm since 2013, 9'500 pistols ordered in 2011 (€ 4.1 million), replacing the Llama M-82[1].
In January 2024, 5,900 additional pistols ordered (€2.47 million).[2] The SD variant was already in use by the MOE (Special Operations Command). | |
Glock 43 | Austria | Semi-Automatic, Ultra-compact | 9×19 mm NATO | Purchased in 2020 for the MOE for scenarios where maximum discretion is required[3][4] |
Submachine Guns
editModel | Origin | Type | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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MP5 Heckler & Koch |
Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19 mm NATO | In use with the MOE and will be replaced by the MP7[5] | |
MP7 Heckler & Koch |
Germany | Submachine gun | 4.6×30 mm HK | Latest sub-machine gun in the MOE, ordered and delivered in 2019 to replace the MP5[6][7]
Accessories: | |
UMP Heckler & Koch |
Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19 mm NATO | In use with the MOE[9], purchased in 2009
(9 mm variant selected) | |
FN P90® | Belgium | Submachine gun | FN 5.7×28mm NATO | In use with the MOE[10] |
Assault Rifle
editModel | Origin | Type | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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G36E Heckler & Koch |
Germany Spain |
Standard-issue rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Selected in July 1998 to replace the CETME Model L. Among the 75'219 rifles manufactured for the Spanish Arrmed Forces, 60'000 were manufactured for the Spanish Army[11].
It was manufactured under license in Spain by General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas Fábrica de Armas de la Coruña (FACOR).[12] | |
HK416 Heckler & Koch |
Germany | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Order of 5,800 rifles in January 2024 (€11.6 million)[2] |
Machine guns
editModel | Origin | Type | Equipping | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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MG4E Heckler & Koch |
Germany | Light machine gun | Troops | 5.56×45mm NATO | Selected in 2006 to replace the Cetme AMELI as the new standard light machine gun[13].
1'800 - 2'000 in service Equipped with an ACOG, 4 times magnification sight from Trijicon. | |
MG3 Rheinmetall |
Germany | General-purpose machine gun | Troops,
Vehicles |
7.62×51mm NATO | It was manufactured under license in Spain by General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas[14].
Used specifically as coaxial and commander machine gun for the Pizarro, Leopard 2E, Centauro B1, VEC-M1, Dragon VCR. | |
MG5 Heckler & Koch |
Germany | General-purpose machine gun | Troops,
Vehicles |
7.62×51mm NATO | Selected in 2020 to become the new machine gun of the MOE[15] | |
FN M2HB | United States | Heavy machine gun | Tripods,
Vehicles |
12.7×99mm NATO | Mounted on tripods and on several vehicles of the Army. Some are equipped with a holographic scope MGS+/3x/120 by IntelliOptix.[16] | |
FN MAG | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | Helicopters | 7.62×51mm NATO | One of the successor of the MG 42 alongside the M3M and the M240 to equip helicopters of the FAMET[17]. | |
FN Minimi MK3 | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | Helicopters | 7.62×51mm NATO | November 2022, 20 FN Minimi bought to equip Cougar, Super Puma and NH90[19] | |
FN M240 | United States | General-purpose machine gun | Helicopters | 7.62×51mm NATO | One of the successor of the MG 42 purchased in 2016 to equip the CH-47D Chinook of the FAMET[20] | |
FN M3M | Belgium | Heavy machine gun | Helicopters | 12.7×99mm NATO | The M3M can be mounted on the Cougar, Super Puma, CH-47D Chinook and NH90 of the FAMET[21] |
Precision Rifles
editModel | Origin | Type | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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G28 Heckler & Koch |
Germany | Semi-automatic DMR | 7.62×51mm NATO | 27 rifles in use with the MOE.
SRM6 suppressor and Schmidt & Bender 3-20X50 mm scope.[22] | |
AW 308 Accuracy International |
United Kingdom | Bolt-action sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Purchased in 2009, in order to increase the number of elite marksmen in the army.[23] | |
AXMC 338 Accuracy International |
United Kingdom | Multi-caliber sniper rifle | .338 Lapua Magnum | Purchased for the MOE in 2015.[24]
Additional weapons have been ordered in 2020[25] | |
M95SP Barrett |
United States | Anti-materiel precision rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | Selected in the mid-1990s as a new long range precision rifle.[26]
Additional purchases have been made, such as one in 2022. |
Explosives
editGrenade and grenade based weapons
editModel | Origin | Type | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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ALHAMBRA Instalaza |
Spain | Hand grenades | 65 mm | Grenade with an electronic fuse, more reliable.
3 types in service:
230,000 grenades ordered in November 2024.[27] | |
AG36Heckler & Koch HK417#G28 Heckler & Koch |
Germany | Grenade launcher | 40×46 mm LV | Single fire 40mm grenade launcher for the G-36E standard-issue assault rifle . | |
SB LAG 40 Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara |
Spain | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×53 mm HV | Used by the Spanish Army mostly on vehicles such as VAMTAC, the Iveco LMV, the BMR or the M113.
In 2023, Våpensmia won a contract to supply holographic visors for the LAG-40.[28] | |
MK19 Mod. 3 | United States | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×53 mm HV | Already in service in the Spanish Marine Infantry, it was selected in 2017 to be installed on future vehicles of the Spanish Army. |
Man-portable anti-tank systems
editModel | Origin | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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CS-70Alcotán-100 Instalaza |
Spain | 72 mm | — | [29] |
C90Alcotán-100 Instalaza |
Spain | 90 mm | Six rocket categories / warheads combinations in use in the Spanish Army[3].
2 rocket launcher categories:
3 warhead available (same for "CR" and "CS"):
13,000 additional ordered in June 2024.[30] | |
Alcotán-100 (M2) Instalaza |
Spain | 100 mm | Shoulder-fired weapon with a 600 m range (1'000 m with air-burst variant), used as anti-tank and anti-structure weapon. It can penetrate 700 mm of steel armor + ERA. |
Model | Origin | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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Spike LR by Rafael |
Israel | 130 mm | 260 launchers and 2,600 Spike LR were ordered in 2006 to replace:
| |
Spike LR II by Rafael |
Israel | 130 mm | 168 launchers and 1,680 Spike LR2 missiles replacing the BGM-71 TOW were ordered in 2022[32] | |
Spike ER by Rafael |
Israel | 170 mm | 44 launchers and 200 missiles were ordered in 2007, 400 additional were ordered in 2022[33]
Selected in 2007 to become the air-to-surface missile of the Eurocopter Tiger in the FAMET[34] | |
BGM-71E TOW | United States | 152 mm | 200 launchers were ordered in 1993, equipped with second generation thermal cameras, among which 68 are installed on vehicles.
2,000 missiles were ordered in 1993[35]. 1,000 missiles were ordered in 2009. Replacement of the BGM-71 TOW missiles by the Rafael Spike LR II ATGM decided in 2022[36]. | |
MILAN | France Germany |
115 mm | Being phased-out and replaced by the Rafael Spike[37].
404 launchers were in service,among which 106 were vehicle mounted, MILAN 2T missile variant, tandem shaped charge warheads. |
Mortar
editModel | Origin | Type | Caliber | Image | Acquired | Entered service |
Active | Notes |
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ECIA L65/60 | Spain | Light Company Mortar | 60 mm | — | — | — | Quantity in service not public. Acquired during the Cold War | |
Cardom 81 - EIMOS Soltam Systems |
Israel | Self-propelled mortar,
Autonomous Recoil |
81 mm | 6 | 2012 | 6 | Purchased for the Afghanistan war, and expected to be replaced by the EIMOS[38] | |
Dual EIMOS EXPAL Integrated Mortar System |
Spain | Self-propelled mortar,
Autonomous Recoil |
81 mm | 80 | 2021 | 2[39] | ||
ECIA Models L65/81 | Spain | Medium Mortar | 81 mm | Some fitted on BMR.
120 mortars were sold to the Armed Forces of Uruguay in 2014[40]. | ||||
M125 | United States Spain |
Self-propelled mortar | 81 mm | 52 | Based on M113
| |||
ECIA L65/105 | Spain | Medium Mortar | 105 mm | Quantity in service not public. Acquired during the Cold War | ||||
M106 | United States Spain |
Self-propelled mortar | initially a 107 mm | Based on M113
uses MCSL-W100 de 120 mm. | ||||
mobile variant MCSL-W100 de 120 mm. | 120 mm | picture | ||||||
TOA Mortar carrier
ECIA L65/120 |
United States Spain |
Self-propelled heavy mortar | 120 mm | 1982[41] | 389 | Initially 190 M113A1 and A2 + 25 M125 transformed in this TOA ECIA L-65/120.
Today, 110 M113 are fitted with the ECIA L65/120.[42] Some BMR are also fitted with this mortar (BMR-PM-120). The majority isn't fitted on a vehicle. 60 mortars were sold to the Armed Forces of Uruguay in 2014.[43] | ||
BMR-M1 | Spain | Mortar carrier | 120 mm | — | 1980 | — | vehicle transporting a 120 mm mortar, not assembled, needs to be installed outside |
Artillery
editModel | Origin | Type | Caliber | Image | Quantity | Since (year) | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | |||||||
Artillery systems | ||||||||
OTO Melara Mod 56 | Italy | Mountain Gun | 105mm NATO Caliber L/26 |
— | 161 | — | Partially replaced by the L118 / L119 Light Gun[44] | |
L118/119 Light Gun Royal Ordonance Factory |
United Kingdom | Field gun | 105mm NATO | 56 | 56 | 1996 | Of the 56 howitzers acquired, 38 were converted to the "119" Standard[45] | |
SIAC 155/52 GDELS Santa Bárbara Sistemas |
Spain | Towed howitzer | 155mm NATO Caliber L/52 |
|
82 | 82 | 2002 | Field artillery:
Upgrade of all the artillery systems to start in 2023[1]. |
M109A5E | United States | Self-propelled Howitzer | 155mm NATO Caliber L/39 |
— | 96 | 1978 | Entered service orginally in 1978 and since upgraded to M109A5E.
Planned replacement:[47]
| |
Special ammunition | ||||||||
M-982 Excalibur-S | United States | guided shell | 155mm NATO | 100 | 100 | 2023 | $9.1 million deal in 2022 [48] |
Armored Vehicles
editNote: This list tries to split vehicles in the various categories they belong to
Main battle tank
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
Leopard 2E | Spain Germany |
Main battle tank | 239 | 239 | 2003 | Santa Bárbara Sistemas manufactured 60% of the contract under license.
| |
Leopard 2A4 | Germany | Main battle tank | 108 | 55 | 1995 | Spain purchased 108 Leopard 2A4, the status in May 2023 is: |
Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Scout / Reconnaissance Vehicles
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
Pizarro GDELS Santa Bárbara Sistema |
Spain Austria |
Infantry Fighting Vehicle | 225 | 225 | 2002 | Vehicles based on the Pizarro[51]
| |
Centauro B1 | Italy Spain |
Tank Destroyer / Cavalry Reconnaissance Vehicle |
84 | 84 | 2001 | Variants in service in the Spanish Army: | |
VEC-M1 | Spain | Cavalry Reconnaissance Vehicle | 340 | 135 | 1980 | 135 in service which were upgraded to the M1 standard[53].
VEC to be replaced by the Dragon VCR. | |
Dragon VCR | Spain Switzerland |
Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
Illustration Dragon VCR Basis (IFV equipped with Guardian 30) |
299 | — | 2023 | Phase 1, 348 (2020-27), among which[54]:
219 VCR (base IFV variant):
58 VEC (reconnaissance) with Hitfist-30 turret.
Phase 2, 365 (2026-30) Phase 3, 285 (2031-35) |
Armoured personnel carrier
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
M113 | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | 1'300 | 1'250 (2022) | 1963 | Known as TOA, estimated to 465 TOA in service.[56]
A retirement phase will bring the fleet to 600 M113.[57][58] The Dragon VCR will partially replace it. An additional program was launched in 2023 to replace it with a new tracked vehicle, the VAC. It is based on the ASCOD 2 platform, more specifically the Castor AEV (engineering variant). The VAC might be produced from 2024. It will probably use the systems installed on the Dragon VCR.[59] February 2023, 20 sent to Ukraine[60] | |
M577 | United States | Command post | Mostly replaced by BMR-PC.Currently to believe to all be in storage.[61] | ||||
BMR-M1 | Spain | Armoured personnel carrier | 648 | 648 | 1980 | There are 648 BMR vehicles in the Spanish Army.
It includes the versions mentioned further in Engineering, EW, etc. The number for each variant isn't public. BMR-600 CBRN reconnaissance. | |
RG-31 Nyala MK5E | South Africa | MRAP | 122 | — | 2009 | 130 RG-31[62] ordered from 2007 to protect soldiers from IED in Afghanistan.
Variants ordered:
8 transformed in anti-IED, accounted for in Engineering / EOD section 1 Ambulance transferred to Ukraine in March 2022[64] and some were destroyed by IEDs in Afghanistan. | |
IVECO LMV | Italy | Infantry mobility vehicle, MRAP | 346 | 346[65] | 2008 | Purchased to protect soldiers from IED in Afghanistan.
Phase 1, 120 ordered (40 in 2007, 80 in 2008). Phase 2, 226 vehicles ordered from 2009[66] (15 in 2009[67], 50 in 2010[68], etc), initially 275 were expected. An Electronic Warfare version is mentioned further, it's part of the 346 vehicles in service. | |
URO VAMTAC | Spain | Infantry mobility vehicle | 2962 | 2'700 + | 1998 | Many variants
20 were transferred to Ukraine. | |
Bv206S | Sweden | Armoured tracked articulated vehicle | 20 | 20 | 2003 | 50 BV206S or "Transporte Oruga de Montaña" TOM were planned to be ordered.
Only 20 were purchased (10 in 2000 and 10 in 2001 |
Observation / surveillance vehicles
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
Dragon VCOAV Vehículos de Combate de Observador Avanzado |
Spain Switzerland |
Forward Observer Vehicle | 8 | 0 | 2023 | Artillery Advanced Observant Vehicle:Part of the phase 1 of the Dragon VCR Program[54]. Variant equipped with:
The other 340 other vehicles of the Dragon VCR Program Phase 1 are accounted for in the "Armored Fighting Vehicle" and the "Engineering" sections | |
URO VAMTAC light VCOAV
VERT variant |
Spain | VERT, Vehículo de Exploración y Reconocimiento Terrestre, stealth reconnaissance
VAMTAC ST5 con motor de 215 hp y carga útil de 1.700 kg. equipped with:
| |||||
Uro VAMTAC
Vehículo de Vigilancia Terrestre (VVT) |
Ranger R20SS terrestrial radar from the company FLIR, in an assembly that functions independently of the multi-sensor assembly, with an effective range of 30 km. | ||||||
CERVUS I | UAV early detection | Uro Vamtac ST5,
equipped with detection of radio-waves, EO/IR identification sensor, and interception | |||||
CERVUS III | UAV early detection and suppression vehicle | 8x8 equipped with
S-3D radar, Guardian 2.0 (12.7 or 7.62mm) |
Special forces
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
Uro Vamtac Special operations variant | Spain | ||||||
EINSA (Equipos Industriales de Manutención S.A.)
Netón Mk2 Vehículos Ligeros de Operaciones Especiales (VLOE) |
Airbourne light assault vehicle | 24 | 24 | Based on Toyota 4x4[73] | |||
Jankel Fox LRPV | United Kingdom | Built on a Toyota Land Cruiser base | |||||
Ford Ranger XLT | 2023 | New ordered in 2022[74]
Escuela Militar de Montaña y Operaciones Especiales (EMMOE) | |||||
Corvus company, Vehiculo Legero alta movilidad[75] | |||||||
VMOE medium special operations vehicles | 20 | VAMTAC ST5 AMT | |||||
EINSA FALCATA MM-1A Mula Mecánica, or Mechanical Mule | 30 | 30 | 2015[76] | "Vehículos Especiales Aerolanzables"
airportable light multi-purpose vehicle used by Spain’s BRIPAC Parachute Brigade |
Utility vehicles and unarmoured personnel carriers
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
BV206 | Sweden | Tracked articulated vehicle | — | 47 | 1988 | Not armoured, TOM | |
Santana Anibal | Spain | Multi-purpose vehicle | |||||
Nissan Patrol | Japan | ||||||
Nissan Patrol GR | |||||||
Nissan Navara | Pickup Truck | ||||||
Nissan Terrano II | Multi-purpose vehicle | Military police | |||||
Nissan Pathfinder | Multi-purpose vehicle | ||||||
Toyota Landcruiser | Multi-purpose vehicle | 2023 | [77] GDJ150 (9) Staff in the I Military Police Battalion
Equivalent with Spanish Army green | ||||
VW Amarok | Germany | Multi-purpose vehicle | |||||
Suzuki DR-Z400S | Japan | Off-road motorcycle | |||||
BMW R1200GS | Germany | used by the Spanish Military Emergency Situations Unit. |
Logistics / Transport
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | |||||||
Iveco Euro Cargo all terrain utility vehicle | Italy | |||||||
Volvo FH | Sweden | |||||||
Iveco M250W.37 | Italy | |||||||
VEMPAR Tactic Heavy Lorry 450HP, 20t cargo lorry | Spain | |||||||
Iveco-Pegaso Eurotrakker 380E42 | Italy | |||||||
Iveco EuroCargo 140E28 E5 | ||||||||
Ivecooo tactival truck | 700 | 4x4, 6x6, 8x8 ordered in 2015 | ||||||
Iveco Trakker | ||||||||
URO MAT-18.16 | Spain | |||||||
Vamtac SK95[78] | artillery truck | |||||||
Iveco-Pegaso M.250.37W aljibe | Italy | |||||||
Iveco M.170.33WM | ||||||||
Iveco-Pegaso M.250.37WM | ||||||||
Iveco-Pegaso M.250.37WM of the Emergency military response unit | ||||||||
Iveco-Pegaso M.320.42W & WM | ||||||||
Iveco-Pegaso Eurotrakker 6 | Italy | |||||||
Iveco-Pegaso Eurotrakker 8 | ||||||||
Iveco Trakker 450 E5 | ||||||||
Iveco Trakker 450 | ||||||||
Iveco Pegasso 7217 | ||||||||
Kynos Aljaba K-15-100 | ||||||||
Mercedes-Benz Actros 3344 of the Unidad Militar de Emergencias (Military
8x6/8? |
Germany |
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Mercedes-Benz Actros 3344 UME.jpg
6x6 |
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Mercedes-Benz SK-II 2644 of the Spanish Army | ||||||||
Nissan - M100 Ejército Tierra | Japan | |||||||
https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/5002556/fuerzas-armadas-renovaran-200-millones-flota-vehiculos-pesados-transporte |
Specialized vehicles and equipment
editAmbulances and medical vehicles
editThe quantity in service isn't mentioned as it is mostly accounted for in the other categories. This section intends to show the existing medical vehicles in service.
Model | Origin | Type | Image | Entered service |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iveco MUV M70 | Italy | Light off-road vehicle | 20 ordered in May 2024 [79] | ||
Iveco-Pegaso 40.10WM | Italy | Light off-road vehicle | |||
Iveco-Pegaso 7217-6 | Italy | Wheeled ambulance | |||
Uro Vamtac
Not armored |
Spain | Wheeled ambulance | |||
Uro Vamtac
armored |
Spain | 12 | ordered in 2024 [79] | ||
BMR-M1 | Wheeled armoured ambulance | ||||
RG-31 Nyala | Wheeled armoured ambulance | ||||
M113A2 | United States | Tracked armoured ambulance | |||
Land Rover Santana 109 | United Kingdom Spain | Wheeled armoured ambulance |
Engineering
editMilitary Engineering Vehicles / Sapper
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
Pizarro Castor VCZ | Spain | Sapper Combat Vehicle | 36 | 1 | 2023[80] | Based on the heavier chassis ASCOD 2, tests completed and succeeded.
Deliveries 2023-2024https://thedefensepost.com/2024/03/12/spain-castor-armored-combat-vehicles/ | |
Dragon VCR-ZAP | Spain Switzerland | Sapper Combat Vehicle | 49 | 7[4]
(December 2022) |
2023 | Guardian 2.0 12.7mm, with protection for sight[81] | |
M113 VCZ | United States | Sapper Combat Vehicle | |||||
BMR-M1 VCZ | Spain | Sapper Combat Vehicle | — | — | — | ||
BMR NBQ | Spain | NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle | — | — | — | — | |
CZ-10/25E Alacrán | United States Spain | Sapper Combat Vehicle | 38 | 1997 | Converted from M60A1 |
Recovery vehicles
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
Bergepanzer BPz3 Büffel | Spain Germany |
Main battle tank | 16 | 2003 | 2003 | Manufa | |
M-47ER3M/L | |||||||
4 VCREC Centauro | Italy Spain |
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International MaxxPro Wrecker | United States | 14 | 14 | 2016 | Second-hand, purchased to the US Army [82] | ||
BMR de recuperación (BMR 3560.55) | United States | ||||||
M113 Repair and recovery version. | United States |
Bridging equipment
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
M-60A1 AVLB | Germany United States | armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 7 | ||||
M-60 VLPD 26/70E
Leguan on M60 bridge |
Germany United States |
armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 12 | ||||
Dornier Faltfestbrücke[83] | Germany | ||||||
PTF MAN[84] (Puente tablero flotante) | |||||||
Mabey Compact-200 | https://www.lasvocesdelpueblo.com/el-ejercito-inicia-montaje-del-puente-del-rio-francoli-montblanch-tarragona-por-la-dana/ |
Mining or IED / Explosives Detection and Disposal
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
Husky 2G[85] | United States South Africa |
MRAP, Mine Detection Vehicle | 6 | 6 | 2012 | Ordered in 2012, deliveries started the same year | |
RG-31 Nyala MK5E | South Africa | MRAP | RG-31 with Spark II RG-31 with aunav-CID arm |
8 | 8 | 2009 | 8 vehicles of the 130 ordered transformed into anti-IED variants which are used together[86].
4 RG-31 equipped with a anti-mine roller implement "SPARK II" 4 RG-31 equipped with an articulated arm implement "aunav-CID" + the EO/IR surveillance system GECKO-M" |
Vamtac EOD response vehicle | Spain | EOD | 2 variants, one more recent | ||||
BMR EDEX | Explosive Disposal Vehicle | — | — | — | Based on the architecture of the Ambulance variant | ||
M-548/6 SEM-1I | United States | 18 | based on the M548. | ||||
telemax™ UGV’s
Telerob CBRN and EOD |
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Telerob tEODor IED | |||||||
IRobot PackBot 510 | United States |
Construction equipment
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
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Order | Active | ||||||
Grúa Luna AT 35-32 Agrupación de Apoyo Logístico Nº 11 (AALOG 11) | |||||||
Iveco-Pegaso M.250.37WM breakdown lorry of the Spanish Army | Italy | 250.37WM 6x6 de 10 Tm, equipado con una grúa Luna GT 12-16R | |||||
Grúa Luna AT 35/32 sobre camión pesado TT 25/30 Tm | |||||||
Iveco-Pegaso Eurotrakker 380E42 | Italy | ||||||
JCB HMEE | United Kingdom | 4 | 4 | ||||
JCB 426HT Cargadora JCB | Loader | https://twitter.com/EjercitoTierra/status/1563044349251702789/photo/1[87] | |||||
JCB JS220 | Excavator | ||||||
JCB 3CX | Backhoe loader | 20 | 20 | [88] | |||
Mustang mini machine | skid loader | [89] | |||||
Caterpillar D7R-II | |||||||
Telescopic | |||||||
Bobcat like |
Radars, Communications, Electronic Warfare, ground surveillance equipment, guiding system
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
Radar TPS 43M | United States | Early-warning radar | 2001 | [90] | |||
ARTHUR radar | Sweden | Counter Battery Radar | 4 | 4 | 2009 | Purchased in 2007 to be used as a protection in Afghanistan[91][92][93][94] | |
AN/TPQ-36 | United States | Counter Battery Radar | 4 | 4 | |||
Thales Nederland Raven radar | France | To be used in coordination with Mistral. | |||||
AUDS
(Blighter Surveillance System) |
United Kingdom | Anti UAV Defense System | 2017 | Radar and optic scanning the sky, and RF inhibiting targeting the drone
Equipped with A400 series radar from Blighter. Dynamics Hawkeye Deployable System (DS) y EO Video Tracker[95] | |||
LMV Lince[96] | electronic warfare | ||||||
BMR Mercurio 2000 | Spain | ||||||
BMR GEL (EW) | Spain | ||||||
Estación GAMO | |||||||
Santana Aníbal "Mérida-111 | Spain | ||||||
Santana Anibal
Estacion Merida B |
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ASTURIAS-D: Son estaciones satélite para dar soporte a nivel de División. Son estaciones montadas sobre shelter que va instalado en un camión y constituidas por equpamiento CICSAT Tipo III. | Se enlaza con un Nodo de Acceso (vehículo “Navarra”
https://zaguan.unizar.es/record/94995/files/TAZ-TFG-2015-347.pdf | ||||||
VAMTAC S3 - ATQH AlicanteAt The Quick Halt terminal | Satellite communication system (SECOMSAT) | 5 | 5 | 2017 | [97]X and Ka bands | ||
Radioenlace | |||||||
Mercurio 2000? PRG4 radio analogic?[98] | |||||||
Mercurio 2000? | |||||||
Estación Navarra
Estación de conmutación que apoya a un puesto de mando de división. |
Unidad de Transmisiones del Mando de Artillería Antiaérea | https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/unidades/Madrid/utmaaa/Organizacion/Material_RBA/index1.html | |||||
Estacion Vigo | |||||||
Estacion Leon | |||||||
SIMANCAS | |||||||
Estacion NodoIII | |||||||
Estación Rioja | Unidad de Transmisiones del Mando de Artillería Antiaérea | Proporciona servicios de transmisión con enlaces de visión directa (1350 Mhz a 1850 Mhz).
https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/unidades/Madrid/utmaaa/Organizacion/Material_RBA/index1.html | |||||
Estación Algeciras | Unidad de Transmisiones del Mando de Artillería Antiaérea | Proporciona los accesos a red de una Unidad de Defensa Aérea.
https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/unidades/Madrid/utmaaa/Organizacion/Material_RBA/index1.html | |||||
Shelter OFEN sobre la base de un camión | COAAAS-M | GAAA Cañones II/81 | |||||
Sistema Alerta Propio, IFF, Herramienta de ayuda al despliegue, Dirección positiva/procedimiento de las UT,s. | COAAAS-L | https://www.defensa.com/espana/coaaas-2035-mejor-gestion-defensa-antiaerea-para-ejercito-tierra | |||||
BMR Mercurio 2000BMR 3560.56 | Spain | Transmission vehicle | |||||
bmr mast | https://www.euromast.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Mat-telescopique-militaire.jpeg | ||||||
Estación Centro Noda | https://zaguan.unizar.es/record/94995/files/TAZ-TFG-2015-347.pdf | ||||||
Uro comm? | https://www.euromast.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Mat-telescopique-militaire-2.jpeg | ||||||
Estacion Bilbao | |||||||
Estacion Segovia | |||||||
Iveco-Pegaso 7226 C3 (Command, Control and Communications) | Command, Control and Communications | ||||||
TLX-50 | |||||||
TLB 50 IP | |||||||
TPK-10IP | |||||||
Miscellaneous Personal Equipment
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
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Order | Active | ||||||
AN/PEQ-2 | USA | Infrared Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Light | [99] | ||||
AN/PVS-14 | USA | Night vision | [99] | ||||
GVN-401 | Night vision goggles | [99] | |||||
Newcon NVS-14 | |||||||
Thales GECKO-M | Equip route clearance equipment[100] | ||||||
Elbit Coral CR-P | 20 | JTAC teams, AN/PRC 117G radios to communicate with aircrafthttps://www.defensa.com/espana/ejercito-tierra-despliega-equipo-jtac-letonia
(VAMTAC ST5 BN1 JTAC | |||||
Indra EVOL | Spain | thermographic camera | [101] | ||||
Leupold
MARK 4 12-40X60mm H-32 |
United States | Spotting optic |
Air Defence
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | ||||||
Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot | United States | SAM Missile | 3 | 3 | 2005 | Surface-to-Air missile system (3 batteries) modernised to PAC-3 configuration [102]
Potential order of 4 additional batteries in PAC 3+ configuration for €2.8 billion, equipped with 4 AN/MPQ-65 radar and 4 AN/MSQ-132 engagement control stations, 24 Patriot M903 launchers, 51 PAC-3 MSE missiles.[104][105] | |
NASAMS-2+ | United States Norway |
SAM Missile | 4 | 4 | 4 batteries of NASAMS-2 purchased as on offset for the sale of Spanish frigates to Norway. The system uses the Sentinel AN/MPQ-64 radar.
In 2024, Spain announced the modernisation of the batteries to the standard 2+.[106] | ||
MIM-23 Hawk | United States | SAM Missile | |||||
Skyguard-Aspide | Italy | SAM Missile | 13 | 13 | 200 ordered in 1985 and delivered in 1987–89 part of $230 m deal for 13 Skyguard systems, later upgraded to Skydor, with the missiles retired in 2020; 51 Aspide 2000 ordered in 1996 and delivered in 1997–99 for 2 Spada 2000 SAM systems | ||
MBDA SATCP Mistral missile | France | SAM Missile | 168 | – Anti-aircraft infrared homing missile system (168) | |||
Oerlikon-Contraves GDF-005 35/90 | Switzerland Spain |
Anti-air artillery | 92 | 35 mm Anti-aircraft artillery piece, the fire control unit replaced with Skydor from Navantia. |
UAV
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order | Active | |||||||
IAI Searcher Mk.II-J/Mk.III
Plataforma aérea sensorizada de inteligencia (PASI) |
Israel | ISR Fixed-wing | 4 | Since 2007 | Seit 2007 in Dienst. Aufklärungsdrohne der Klasse II. Drei Mk.II-J und eine Mk.III. | |||
INTA SIVA | Spain | ISRFixed-wing | 4 | Since 2006 | Seit 2006 in Dienst. Aufklärungsdrohne der Klasse II. | |||
Black Hornet | Norway | Nano drone | ? | ? | ? | 4 levels standard ISR drones in Spanish army[107] | ||
Huggin X1 V3[108] | Sweden | micro
ISR quadcopter |
? | ? | ? | |||
RQ-11 Raven
(Made by AeroVironment) |
United States | ISRMiini UAVFixed-wing | 72 | Since 2008 | 2.2 kg, 1h15' endurance, range 10 km, service ceiling 4'500 m, EO/IR sensor (Electro-Optical/InfraRed)[109] | |||
INTA / Thales Fulmar X[110] | Spain | Small | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 1 systems,
1 system = 1 control station, 1 launcher, 1 retriever, 2 UAV Purchased also by marine infantry 20 kg, 6-12 h autonomy, 70-90 range (LOS) 4'000m high, travel length possible, 80 km Purchased to fill an "urgent need" for forces abroad (i.e. Iraq) | ||
SEEKER[111]
(GMV and Aurea Avionics) |
Spain | ISRMiini UAVFixed-wing | 2021 | For special forces (BRIPAC ) 15 km range, 90 minutes, 3.5 kg, IR + caméra |
Aircraft of the Spanish Army Airmobile Force
editModel | Origin | Role | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acquired | Active | ||||||
Agusta-Bell 212 | Italy United States |
Utility | 6 | 3 | 1981 | replacement expected in 2025 | |
Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma | France | Transport | 33 | 15 | 1996 | A first batch of 18 ordered in 1986, retired. Second batch of 15 ordered in 1996, in service. | |
Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar | France | Transport | Army | 23 | 20 | 1998 |
|
NHI NH90 | European Union | Transport | 26 | 16 | 2014 | 36 on order | |
Boeing CH-47D Chinook | United States | Transport | 1 on order | 17 | 1972 | To be upgraded to the CH-47F variant in 2019. | |
Eurocopter Tiger | France Spain Germany |
Attack | 24 | 24 | 2007 | 6 HAP
18 HAP | |
Eurocopter EC-135 | Germany | Trainer/utility | 16 | 16 | 2010 | 12 training
4 emergency Unidad Militar de Emergencias |
Future of the Spanish Army
edithttps://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/Galerias/Descarga_pdf/EjercitoTierra/Publicaciones/fuerza_35.pdf
New equipment ordered for the forces
editModel | Origin | Type | Image | Quantity | Entered service |
Notes | |
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Ordered | Target | ||||||
VAC
Vehículo de Apoyo de Cadenas |
Spain |
Multirole armoured vehicles | 394 | — | The Spanish Army signed a contract with TESS Defence for the purchase of the VAC "Vehículo de Apoyo de Cadenas" in December 2023 for around €2 billion. It is planned to succeed to the TOA M-113. [112][113]
Variants planned:[113]
| ||
Dragon vcr | Spain Switzerland |
ifv | |||||
PULS
Sistema de Lanzacohetes de Alta Movilidad (SILAM) |
Spain Israel |
MLRS | 16 | 16 | Ordered in October 2023 for € 576.45 million[115]
Elbit Systems is collaborating with a consortium made of Expal, Escribano Mechanical & Engineering, GMV and Iveco Defense Vehicles. Based on Iveco 8×8 M320 (ASTRA SM 88.45) 2 pods per truck | ||
Accular 122 | Israel | Rockets and missiles
(PULS armament ) |
288 missiles
(16 launching pods) |
35 km range, 122 mm missile diameter, 18 missiles per pod
GPS / INS guidance, | |||
EXTRA | 122 missiles
(28 launching pods) |
150 km range, 306 mm missile diameter, 4 missiles per pod
GPS/INS guidance 4 missiles per pod | |||||
Predator Hawk |
(background missile) |
64 missiles
(32 launching pods) |
300 km range, 370 mm missile diameter, 2 missiles per pod
CPS/INS guidance 2 missiles per pod | ||||
Training rockets (short range) | 216 rockets | - | |||||
Escribano Rapaz | Spain | UAV loitering | Phase II of the country's RAPAZ program. | ||||
Rapaz 1 - SHEPHERD-MIL (Expal and arquimea)[116] | ISR | fully spanish |
Potential future weapons
editDevelopment program and
editEvaluation ongoing
editProgram | Type | Detailed information |
---|---|---|
Needs expressed by the Army
editModel | Type | Detailed information |
---|---|---|
Arquimea Q-SLAM-40[117] | Loitering
Winged |
fully spanish design
(SLAM 40 = Surgical Loitering Airborne Munition 40mm warhead) 1.2kg warhead 15 minutes / 15 km |
NG Small RPAS | Under Pesco, new development, less than 150 kg, 200km, 10 hours autonomy, unveiled in 2021 UNVEX, expected for 2026-7
Part of this program, project AMIDA, mapping urban structure by uav with 3d tech[118] Spain Portugal Netherlands | |
Replacement PTF MAN | Floating pontoon | most urgent need by the engineer command + renewal of sapper vehicles (ongoing with Piranha V and Castor Pizarro)[119]
Possible solutions already considered: |
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