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Modern equipment of the Spanish Army is a list of equipment currently in service with the Spanish Army.

Small Arms

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Firearms

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List of all the firearms being in use in the Spanish Army.

Pistols

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Model Origin Type Caliber Image Notes
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

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Model Origin Type Caliber Image Notes
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:

  • Red dot sight
  • B&T Rotex-II SGM/PDW suppressor[8]
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

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Model Origin Type Caliber Image Notes
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

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Model Origin Type Equipping Caliber Image Notes
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

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Model Origin Type Caliber Image Notes
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

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Grenade and grenade based weapons

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Model Origin Type Caliber Image Notes
ALHAMBRA
Instalaza 		 Spain Hand grenades 65 mm Grenade with an electronic fuse, more reliable.

3 types in service:

  • M2, fragmentation
  • EJ, exercise
  • IN (M2), inert
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.[27]

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

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Model Origin Caliber Image Notes
CS-70Alcotán-100
Instalaza 		 Spain 72 mm — [28]
C90Alcotán-100
Instalaza 		 Spain 90 mm Six rocket categories / warheads combinations in use in the Spanish Army[3].

2 rocket launcher categories:

  • "CR" also known as the "M3.5", the standard rocket launcher
  • "CS" for Confined Space use

3 warhead available (same for "CR" and "CS"):

  • AT: Anti-Tank, 5.3 kg (CS variant, 6.7 kg), 350 m range, shaped charge warhead with a penetration of 500 mm armored steel and 1'000 mm of concrete
  • DP: Dual Purpose, 5.2 kg (CS, 6.8 kg), 350 m range for point target, 700 m for area, penetration of 220 mm armored steel and 500 mm of concrete
  • BK: Anti bunker, 5.4 kg (CS, 7.2 kg), 350 m range (300 m, CS) Tandem precursor warhead

13,000 additional ordered in June 2024.[29]

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.

Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

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Model Origin Caliber Image Notes
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[31]
Spike ER
by Rafael 		 Israel 170 mm 44 launchers and 200 missiles were ordered in 2007, 400 additional were ordered in 2022[32]

Selected in 2007 to become the air-to-surface missile of the Eurocopter Tiger in the FAMET[33]

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[34].

1,000 missiles were ordered in 2009.

Replacement of the BGM-71 TOW missiles by the Rafael Spike LR II ATGM decided in 2022[35].

MILAN  France
 Germany 		115 mm Being phased-out and replaced by the Rafael Spike[36].

404 launchers were in service,among which 106 were vehicle mounted, MILAN 2T missile variant, tandem shaped charge warheads.

Indirect Fire Support

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Mortar

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Model Origin Type Caliber Image Acquired Entered
service 		Active Notes
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[37]
Dual EIMOS
EXPAL Integrated Mortar System 		 Spain Self-propelled mortar,

Autonomous Recoil

81 mm 80 2021 2[38]
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[39].

M125  United States
 Spain 		Self-propelled mortar 81 mm 52 Based on M113
  • 6 M125A1
  • 46 M125A2
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[40] 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.[41] 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.[42]

BMR-M1  Spain Mortar carrier 120 mm — 1980 — vehicle transporting a 120 mm mortar, not assembled, needs to be installed outside

Artillery

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Model 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[43]
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[44]
SIAC 155/52
GDELS Santa Bárbara Sistemas 		 Spain Towed howitzer 155mm NATO
Caliber L/52
82 82 2002 Field artillery:
  • 66 155/52 APU-SIAC

Coastal artillery:

  • 4 155/52 APU (V07)
  • 12 155/52 APU (V06) upgraded to V07[45]

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:[46]

  • 36 Wheeled self-propelled howitzers
  • 109 tracked howitzers
Special ammunition
M-982 Excalibur-S  United States guided shell 155mm NATO 100 100 2023 $9.1 million deal in 2022 [47]

Armored Vehicles

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Note: This list tries to split vehicles in the various categories they belong to

Main battle tank

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Model 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.
  • 219 MBT
  • 20 training tanks
Leopard 2A4  Germany Main battle tank 108 55 1995 Spain purchased 108 Leopard 2A4, the status in May 2023 is:
  • 55 In active service with Montesa" n°3 and Alcántara n°10 Armoured Cavalery Regiments[48]
  • 47 in storage "deactivated"
  • 6 transferred to Ukraine, taken from the stored ones and restored to operational condition in 2023[49]

Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Scout / Reconnaissance Vehicles

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Model 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[50]
  • 204 VCI/C Infantry / Cavalry fighting vehicle
  • 21 VCPC Command Post
  • 36 VCZ Sapper Combat Vehicles, variant accounted for in the "Engineering" section.
Centauro B1  Italy
 Spain 		Tank Destroyer /
Cavalry Reconnaissance Vehicle 		84 84 2001 Variants in service in the Spanish Army:
  • 84 VRCC Vehículos de Reconocimiento y Combate de Caballería[51]
  • 4 VCREC Centauro Recovery vehicle, variant accounted for in the "Recovery Vehicles" section
VEC-M1  Spain Cavalry Reconnaissance Vehicle 340 135 1980 135 in service which were upgraded to the M1 standard[52].

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[53]:

219 VCR (base IFV variant):

  • Guardian 30 unmanned turret (made by ESCRIBANO Mechanical and Engineering)
  • ATK Orbital MK 44S. 30 mm
  • MG5A1 7.62mm
  • Spike missile

58 VEC (reconnaissance) with Hitfist-30 turret.

  • 14 VCR-PC (Company Command Post) Rafael Samson Mk II, equipped with 2 Spike-LR missiles, a Mk44 30 mm Bushmaster gun, and a coaxial machine gun 7.62mm
  • 8 VCOAV (Artillery Advanced Observant)[54]
  • 49 VCR-ZAP (Sapper Combat Vehicles) Accounted for in the "Engineering" category 7 delivered December 2022

Phase 2, 365 (2026-30)

Phase 3, 285 (2031-35)

Armoured personnel carrier

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Model 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.[55]

A retirement phase will bring the fleet to 600 M113.[56][57] 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.[58]

February 2023, 20 sent to Ukraine[59]

M577  United States Command post Mostly replaced by BMR-PC.Currently to believe to all be in storage.[60]
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[61] 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[63]

and some were destroyed by IEDs in Afghanistan.

IVECO LMV  Italy Infantry mobility vehicle, MRAP 346 346[64] 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[65] (15 in 2009[66], 50 in 2010[67], 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
  • 480 L3,production 1998-2003
  • 1'620 S3Batch 1, 720 ordered in 1998. Batch 2, 900 ordered in 2005. Production 2003-2009
  • 862 ST5, Batch 1, 519 ordered in 2013 for the army.[68] Batch 2, 343 ordered in 2020.[69]Production 2013-2025
  • 38 ST5 ordered in 2024[70]

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

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Model 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[53]. Variant equipped with:
  • Observation Mast from Navantia with set of sights and SERT sensors

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

[71]

VAMTAC ST5 con motor de 215 hp y carga útil de 1.700 kg.

equipped with:

  • TALOS terminal (Talos GMV is a two-tier command and control system, enables fire support coordination, and execution integrated into the ground maneuvers (brigade and batallion level), system used for any possible fire support (air, sea, mortar, missile...)
  • RCWS MiniSamson
  • Substation SERT
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

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Model 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[72]
Jankel Fox LRPV  United Kingdom Built on a Toyota Land Cruiser base
Ford Ranger XLT 2023 New ordered in 2022[73]

Escuela Militar de Montaña y Operaciones Especiales (EMMOE)

Corvus company, Vehiculo Legero alta movilidad[74]
VMOE medium special operations vehicles 20 VAMTAC ST5 AMT
EINSA FALCATA MM-1A Mula Mecánica, or Mechanical Mule 30 30 2015[75] "Vehículos Especiales Aerolanzables"

airportable light multi-purpose vehicle used by Spain’s BRIPAC Parachute Brigade

Utility vehicles and unarmoured personnel carriers

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Model 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 [76] 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

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Model 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[77] 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
Mercedes-Benz Actros 3344 UME.jpg

6x6

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

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Ambulances and medical vehicles

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The 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 [fr]  Italy Light off-road vehicle 20 ordered in May 2024 [78]
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 [78]
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

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Military Engineering Vehicles / Sapper

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Model Origin Type Image Quantity Entered
service 		Notes
Order Active
Pizarro Castor VCZ  Spain Sapper Combat Vehicle 36 1 2023[79] 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[80]
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

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Model 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
International MaxxPro Wrecker  United States 14 14 2016 Second-hand, purchased to the US Army [81]
BMR de recuperación (BMR 3560.55)  United States
M113 Repair and recovery version.  United States

Bridging equipment

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Model 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[82]  Germany
PTF MAN[83] (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

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Model Origin Type Image Quantity Entered
service 		Notes
Order Active
Husky 2G[84]  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[85].

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

Telerob tEODor IED
IRobot PackBot 510  United States

Construction equipment

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Model Origin Type Image Quantity Entered
service 		Notes
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[86]
JCB JS220 Excavator
JCB 3CX Backhoe loader 20 20 [87]
Mustang mini machine skid loader [88]
Caterpillar D7R-II
Telescopic
Bobcat like

Radars, Communications, Electronic Warfare, ground surveillance equipment, guiding system

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Model Origin Type Image Quantity Entered
service 		Notes
Order Active
Radar TPS 43M  United States Early-warning radar 2001 [89]
ARTHUR radar  Sweden Counter Battery Radar 4 4 2009 Purchased in 2007 to be used as a protection in Afghanistan[90][91][92][93]
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[94]

LMV Lince[95] electronic warfare
BMR Mercurio 2000  Spain
BMR GEL (EW)  Spain
Estación GAMO
Santana Aníbal "Mérida-111  Spain
Santana Anibal

Estacion Merida B

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 [96]X and Ka bands
Radioenlace
Mercurio 2000? PRG4 radio analogic?[97]
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

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Model Origin Type Image Quantity Entered
service 		Notes
Order Active
AN/PEQ-2 USA Infrared Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Light [98]
AN/PVS-14 USA Night vision [98]
GVN-401 Night vision goggles [98]
Newcon NVS-14
Thales GECKO-M Equip route clearance equipment[99]
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 [100]
Leupold

MARK 4 12-40X60mm H-32

 United States Spotting optic

Air Defence

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Model 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 [101]
  • 1 battery ordered in 2005, second-hand to Germany with 60 PAC-2 missiles, 6 launchers
  • 2 batteries ordered in 2015, second-hand to Germany with 40 PAC-2 missiles, 12 launchers
  • 1,000 missiles PAC-2 GEM-T ordered in common with Germany, Romania and the Netherlands, in 2023, to be delivered between 2027 and 2033 [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.[103][104]

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+.[105]

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

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Model 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

ISR

? ? ? 4 levels standard ISR drones in Spanish army[106]
Huggin X1 V3[107]  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)[108]
INTA / Thales Fulmar X[109]  Spain Small

ISRFixed-wing

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[110]

(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

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Model 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
  • 20 ordered for army, 3 crashes (1 collision in Afghanistan with 2 in 2005)
  • 3 ordered for emergency
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

[edit]

https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/Galerias/Descarga_pdf/EjercitoTierra/Publicaciones/fuerza_35.pdf

New equipment ordered for the forces

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Model Origin Type Image Quantity Entered
service 		Notes
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. [111][112]

Variants planned:[112]

Dragon vcr  Spain
 Switzerland 		ifv
PULS

Sistema de Lanzacohetes de Alta Movilidad [es]

(SILAM)

 Spain
 Israel 		MLRS 16 16 Ordered in October 2023 for € 576.45 million[114]

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

(Left pod)

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)[115] ISR fully spanish

Potential future weapons

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Development program and

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Evaluation ongoing

[edit]
Program Type Detailed information

Needs expressed by the Army

[edit]
Model Type Detailed information
Arquimea Q-SLAM-40[116] Loitering

Winged

fully spanish design

(SLAM 40 = Surgical Loitering Airborne Munition 40mm warhead) 1.2kg warhead 15 minutes / 15 km

 Spain

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[117]

 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)[118]

Possible solutions already considered:

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