In 2001, when compulsory military service was still in effect, the army was about 135,000 troops (50,000 officers and 86,000 soldiers). Following the suspension of conscription the Spanish Army became a fully professionalised volunteer force and by 2022 had a personnel strength of 74,700 active military personnel and 8,478 men in reserve.[1] In case of a war or national emergency, an additional force of 80,000 Civil Guards comes under the Ministry of Defence command
These rifles were supplied as standard with two types of riflescopes: the Austrian Swarovski Optik Habicht PF 10X42L for daytime use and the NVIS (night vision system) KN202FAB from the Norwegian manufacturer Simrad Optronics A/S
Caliber 12.7 × 99 mm NATO. The original models were modernized to the Quick Change Barrel (QCB) version. They are equipped with the 237 MGS+/3x/120 holographic sight from the American company IntelliOptix
40 mm automatic grenade launcher can be used from the ground with a tripod and mounted on helicopters or vehicles such as the VAMTAC , the Iveco LMV Lince , the BMR or the M-113
Mod. 3. Version, "Advanced Grenade Launcher," of the Mk-19, an automatic 40 mm grenade launcher. Its maximum range is 1,500 meters when used against point targets and 2,050 meters against area targets
The C-90 rocket-propelled 90 mm grenade launcher is a disposable, shoulder-fired launcher that can be carried by a single infantryman. It features a VN38-C night vision device
To replace the MILAN missile. Total 2,630 Spike LR (including 260 launchers and associated training systems) and 200 Spike ER missiles (for use by Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters). A total of 236 launchers and 2,360 Spike LR missiles was assigned to the Spanish Army, while the remaining 24 launchers and 240 missiles was assigned to the Spanish Marines
The Army acquired 200 TOW-LWL (Light Weight Launcher) launchers with second-generation thermal imaging cameras from ENOSA, as well as 2,000 BGM-71 TOW 2A rockets, which were delivered starting in 1996. 68 of these launchers are mounted on combat vehicles such as the VAMTAC, BMR or M-113
449 ECIA L-65/120 heavy mortars with a caliber of 120 mm were delivered, of which 60 were sold to the Uruguayan National Army in 2014. Of the remaining 110 are mounted on armored vehicles
Before the crisis-related budget cuts, it was planned to convert 40 of these machines, 24 into pioneer versions and a further 16 into bridge-laying versions[13]
In 2023, the Spanish government approved the launch of a contract to produce 394 vehicles worth almost €2 billion. There will be several versions and it will replace the M113.[14][15]
Militarized version (VMTT stands for Military Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle) of the commercial off-road vehicle Peugeot Landtrek, developed by the Spanish company Iturri.[17]
The Army planned to procure 47 engineer combat vehicles in the second phase of the Pizarro program. This number varied in the first contract amendment, rising to 48 units, but was ultimately reduced to just 36 in the second amendment
Four units of the recovery version of the VBM Freccia (derived from the Centauro) were acquired, arriving in July 2011, and the number is expected to be increased by at least two more in the future. This variant, of which the ET is the first worldwide user, is known in Spain as the Centauro VCREC. It is equipped with a thruster/stabilizer blade, a crane, and two winches (one main and one auxiliary), as well as two machine guns for self-protection
12 vehicles equipped with the German Leguan bridge. This bridge has the advantage over the M-60 AVLB in that it slides and is therefore less conspicuous than the first, which had to be raised for use.[18]
A vehicle from the American company NIITEK (Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology), equipped with a front-axle-mounted Visor 2500 ground-penetrating radar from the same company CSI (Critical Solutions International) for detecting buried explosives. In 2012, six units of the Husky 2G version were purchased for €12.76 million, which were received at the end of the same year.[19]
System of the temporary joint venture (UTE) between Escribano and Rheinmetall Expal Munitions, developed based on the PULS system from the Israeli company Elbit Systems, mounted on an Iveco 8×8 truck, with Escribano's Aspis remote control turret and GMV's Talos fire control system. It will be equipped with two batteries of six launchers each. They will have 16 Accular containers (288 missiles with a range of 35 kilometers), 28 Extra (112 guided missiles with a range of 150 kilometers), and 32 Predator (64 missiles with a range of 300 kilometers).
The Sirtap is an unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance and reconnaissance, jointly developed by Airbus D&S Spain and the Colombian CIAC, whose study began in 2017.
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