Spanish Army Booklet 2013

3. T
he Army has to be permanently ready to face all missions it could receive.
This commitment requires a constant evolution along with our modern era,
so it implies a permanent update of our organization and the materiel it
employs, always aiming to be prepared and operative to act wherever
circumstances require to do so.
Those two aforementioned elements, an adequate organization and some
technologically advanced means, put on the hands of technically, physically
and morally well-trained soldiers, constitute the pillars where the Army´s
work is based on.
This document starts defining the missions currently assigned to the Army,
its basic composition in General Headquarters, Force and Force Support,
the organization of the High Level Commands directly dependant on the
Chief of Staff of the Army (JEME), while it graphically shows the locations
of all our main Units.
Later on, it depicts the Spanish Army contribution to all International
Security Organizations Spain belongs to.
Finally, there is a detailed display of the main combat systems, vehicles and
materiel in service in our Army, describing their main features.
This brochure about the Army pretends to provide present information to
our readers on our missions, organization and materiel, so as to serve you
as a useful guide.
«In Spain, as in the world, for your security» is the motto that best describes
the work the Army does inside and outside our National Soil, as it shows the
Army´s will to face any threat in appropriate time and location to guarantee
the security of all our citizens.

5. ARMY
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
ADVISORY AND
CONSULTANCY
ORGANISATIONS
AND AGENCIES
DEFENCE STAFF
ARMY
TECHNICAL
CABINET
DEFENCE STAFF
SECRETARIAT
NAVY
UNDERSECRETARIAT
ON DEFENCE
AIR FORCE
SECRETARIAT
ON GENERAL
DEFENCE POLICY
MILITARY DISASTER
RELIEF UNITY
CIVIL GUARD
A
ccording to article 8 of the Spanish Constitution, the Armed Forces have the
mission of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of Spain, as
well as defending her territorial integrity, constitution and laws.
Defence policy derives from the National Defence Directive, which the
President of the Government signs and it constitutes the basis of national
defence planning. In turn other documents emanate from this Directive
such as the Directive on Military Defence and others specific to the Armed
Forces, where they are given missions and assignments.
In turn, Constitutional Law 5/2005 includes both military organisation and
the missions of Powers of the State in relation with national defence. In its
13th article basic Army organisation and the missions corresponding to its
Chief of Staff are specified.
The organisation and deployment of the Army Force is included in Royal
Decree 416/2006, and partially modified by Defence Orders 3771/2008 and
1298/2009.
The Army is the Armed Forces component which has the main responsibility
in the defence of the national territory, through its joint contribution to
National Defence within the scope of the Armed Forces.
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6. ARMY
ARMY
HEADQUARTERS
FORCE
FORCE
SUPPORT
Directive 70/2011 from the Chief of the Army Staff determines
Army Organisation and Operation Regulations. It includes the
responsibilities of the Chief of the Army Staff, the organisational
structure of the Army, its system of Command and Direction as well
as the relations to establish within its scope of responsibility.
The Army, under the authority of the Chief of the Army Staff, is
made up of Headquarters, Force and Force Support.
Through the organisational structure, command is exercised over
the various organisations, as well as over the Units, Centres and
Army Agencies in fulfilment of the missions assigned to each of
them.
The Units, Centres and Army Agencies are found situated on
Bases, Barracks and Establishments.
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7. H E A D Q U A RT E R S
CHIEF OF THE
ARMY STAFF
ARMY STAFF
CHIEF OF THE
ARMY STAFF’S
CABINET
LEGAL
COUNCIL
1 ST
INFANTRY
REGIMENT
INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM COMMAND
MILITARY CULTURE
AND HISTORY
INSTITUTE
Headquarters is constituted by a set of agencies and organisations
that incorporate the material and human resources needed to assist
the Chief of the Army Staff in the exercise of command over the
Army.
The Army Staff is the Chief of the the Army Staff’s main command
support organisation, being responsible for providing him with the
decision-making elements needed to fundament his decisions,
translate these into orders and monitor their fulfilment, thus managing
any issues that the aforementioned authority determines as Chief of
the Army Staff.
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8. FORCE
CHIEF OF THE
ARMY STAFF
HIGH READINESS
LAND HEADQUARTERS
CANARY
ISLANDS
COMMAND
LAND FORCE
OPERATIONAL
LOGISTIC FORCE
The Force is the pool of human and material assets assembled and organised with the main aim of preparedness for
undertaking military operations.
In the Army there is a single headquarters (p. 11) with capability to create headquarters which serve to lead multinational
land operations and, when necessary, the Land Component of a joint organisation in an allied context.
Likewise, there is a single command responsible for the generation of the force required by the Armed Forces operational
structure. All combat supports are concentrated at the highest level in order to obtain the greatest asset generation
flexibility.
The Brigade is configured as the fundamental manoeuvre element in which all basic operational capabilities are integrated
in order to allow for a fast, unified, initial response.
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9. FORCE
LAND FORCE
HEADQUARTERS
LIGHT
FORCES
SPECIAL
FORCES
COMMAND
SIGNALS
BRIGADE
HEAVY
FORCES
BALEARIC
GENERAL
COMMAND
ARMY
HELICOPTER
FORCES
ENGINEERS
COMMAND
CEUTA
GENERAL
COMMAND
FIELD
ARTILLERY
COMMAND
MELILLA
GENERAL
COMMAND
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
ARTILLERY
COMMAND
Other
Support Units
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10. FORCE
LIGHT FORCES
COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS
2ND
LIGHT INFANTRY
LEGION
BRIGADE
5TH
LIGHT INFANTRY
BRIGADE
6TH
PARATROOPS
LIGHT INFANTRY
BRIGADE
7TH
LIGHT INFANTRY
BRIGADE
MOUNTAIN
TROOPS
HEADQUARTERS
HEAVY FORCES
COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS
10TH
MECHANISED
INFANTRY
BRIGADE
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11TH
MECHANISED
INFANTRY
BRIGADE
12TH
ARMOURED
INFANTRY
BRIGADE
2ND
CAVALRY
BRIGADE
12TH
CAVALRY
RECONNAISSANCE
REGIMENT

11. FORCE
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12. FORCE
OTHER LAND FORCE UNITS
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13. FORCE
HIGH READINESS LAND HEADQUARTERS
The High Readiness Land Headquarters
is made up of: a National Staff and an
International Staff. Its subordinate units,
Intelligence Regiment, Headquarters
Battalion and Military Police Battalion
confer it the essential capabilities to
carry out its functions that as an
expeditionary headquarters it requires.
The High Readiness Land Headquarters
is a national organisation that is at the
disposal of the Atlantic Alliance and the
European Union in the manners specified
in signed accords and memorandums.
It is open to participation by Armed
Forces personnel from other member
Countries.
This High Readiness Land Headquarters
may be used as a command structure in
specific land or joint operations on a purely national scope, or within the scope of collective
Security and Defence organisations.
The High Readiness Land Headquarters is an organisation with the capability to create
Headquarters which serve to lead multinational land operations, and when appropriate,
the Land Component is a joint organisation in an allied context.
The High Readiness Land Headquarters, with the presence of allied personnel, is
constituted in a permanent nature as the Atlantic Alliance’s Rapid Deployment Corps
Headquarters with the official name of “Headquarters NATO Rapid Deployable
Corps-Spain” (HQ NRDC-ESP) with the nature of a multinational headquarters.
The new NATO strategic concept, approved at the Lisbon summit in 2010, reinforces
the role of this type of Headquarters, and provides the option of its employment as a
Joint Task Force Headquarters during the JUL 2014-JUL 2015 period of alert.
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14. FORCE
CANARY ISLANDS
COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS
16TH
LIGHT INFANTRY
BRIGADE
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94TH
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
ARTILLERY
REGIMENT
6TH
HELICOPTER
BATTALION
The Canary Islands command is made up of all Army Units deployed in the
Canary archipelago, which, reporting directly to this Command, have the main
mission of preparedness to constitute, rapidly and effectively, specific land
operational organisations capable of being integrated into other joint and combined
organisations in order to materialise the required military effort.

15. FORCE
OPERATIONAL
LOGISTIC FORCE
HEADQUARTERS
LOGISTICS
BRIGADE
MEDICAL
BRIGADE
11TH
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
GROUP
1ST
MEDICAL GROUP
21ST
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
GROUP
3RD
MEDICAL GROUP
41ST
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
GROUP
FIELD HOSPITAL
GROUP
61ST
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
GROUP
MEDICAL
LOGISTIC
SUPPORT UNIT
81ST
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
GROUP
The Operational Logistic Force is the group of Army Units that
have the missions of preparedness to provide, in the Force action
scenario, the logistic support needed for operations; to provide at
its level in the national scope, the logistic support needed by Army
Units, Centres and Organisations to maintain their operational
capabilities; and, when so stipulated, to provide the sustainment
and logistic support that from the home country need to be provided
to the projected force.
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16. FORCE
LOGISTICS BRIGADE
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17. FORCE
MEDICAL BRIGADE
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18. FORCE SUPPORT
CHIEF OF THE
ARMY STAFF
PERSONNEL
COMMAND
TRAINING
AND DOCTRINE
COMMAND
ARMY
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
COMMAND
ARMY INSPECTION
GENERAL
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
DIRECTORATE
Force Support is made up of the combination of organisations responsible
for planning, at its level, the direction, management, administration and
control of material, financial and human assets assigned to the Army.
Within its scope, Force maintenance is directed and controlled, logistic
support activities are carried out which enable the life and operation of the
Units, Centres and Organisations, and support to preparation activities are
undertaken.
Force Support undertakes the actions needed to the end of providing
the Army with everything necessary to fulfil its missions, while these
actions remain subordinate to those which in this scope may belong to
or be assigned to higher level organisations of a common or joint nature.
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE
The Economic Affairs Directorate is the organisation responsible for
planning, at its level, the direction, management, administration, control
of financial recourses, remunerations, hiring and accounting. Also
corresponding to it are the technical elaboration of the draft budget and
the centralisation of all information, both on the forecast and execution
of programmes such as the budget. It advises the Chief of the Army Staff
on these matters, and likewise corresponding to it is the administration
of the financial resources that it may be allotted, as well the administration
of the resources unassigned to other organisations. It reports to the
General Directorate on Economic Affairs.
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19. FORCE SUPPORT
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20. FORCE SUPPORT
TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND
TRAINING
AND DOCTRINE
COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS
EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION,
TRAINING AND EVALUATION
DEPARTMENT
RESEARCH, DOCTRINE,
ORGANISATION AND MATERIALS
DEPARTMENT
The Training and Doctrine Command is the Force
Support organisation responsible within the scope of
the Army for direction, inspection, co-ordination and
research in matters regarding doctrine, organisation,
materials, education and instruction, training and
evaluation systems for their combat application. As
well, it leads the lessons learned process. It is also
responsible for the development at its level of the
missions derived from the current legislation in matters
of physical-military education, driver training and
road safety education. It advises the Chief of the
Army Staff in these matters, and holds before him
the representation on behalf of the Arms and Corps.
The Training and Doctrine Command reports
functionally to the General Directorate on Recruitment
and Military Training regarding educational and military
training matters, while being under Under Secretariat of
Defence co-ordination.
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21. FORCE SUPPORT
TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND
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22. FORCE SUPPORT
LOGISTIC SUPPORT COMMAND
ARMY LOGISTIC
SUPPORT
COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS
WEAPONS SYSTEMS
DEPARTMENT
MAINTENANCE
DEPARTMENT
The Army Logistic Support Command is the Force Support
organisation responsible within the scope of the Army for
direction, management, administration and control in matters
of weapons systems procurement, supply, maintenance,
transport and systems engineering. It advises the Chief of the
Army Staff in these matters.
The Logistic Support Command reports functionally to the
General Directorate on Weapons and Materiel in matters of
supply, maintenance and systems engineering, while under
State Secretariat on Defence co-ordination.
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TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT

23. FORCE SUPPORT
LOGISTIC SUPPORT COMMAND
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24. FORCE SUPPORT
ARMY INSPECTION GENERAL
ARMY INSPECTION
GENERAL
ARMY BASE
DEPARTMENT
SECOND ARMY
DEPUTY INSPECTION
(SOUTH)
THIRD ARMY
DEPUTY INSPECTION
(EAST)
FOURTH ARMY
DEPUTY INSPECTION
(NORTH)
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEPARTMENT
FIFTH ARMY
DEPUTY INSPECTION
(CANARY ISLANDS)
The Army Inspection General is the Force Support organisation,
which, while reporting directly to the Chief of the Army Staff, is
responsible for direction, management, co-ordination and control
on matters of infrastructure, Base, Barracks and Army
Establishment security, life of garrisoned units, centres and
organisations, labour risk prevention, as well as development of
policies on internal procedures of Bases, Barracks and
Establishments.
Is also undertakes, within the scope of its competence, functions
regarding properties, environmental protection, as well as
regions and installations of interest for National Defence.
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25. FORCE SUPPORT
ARMY INSPECTION GENERAL
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26. FORCE SUPPORT
PERSONNEL COMMAND
PERSONNEL
COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS
PERSONNEL
ASSISTANCE
DEPARTMENT
PERSONNEL
DEPARTMENT
The Personnel Command is the Force Support organisation
responsible within the scope of the Army for the direction,
management, administration and control in matters of personnel
management, assistance and health care. It advises the Chief
of the Army Staff on these matters.
The Personnel Command is functionally accountable to the
General Personnel Directorate and the General Recruitment
and Military Training Directorate, while under co-ordination by
the Under Secretariat of Defence.
Also accountable to the Personnel Command are the Army
Orphans Trust, the Permanent Committee on Evaluation and
the Army Personnel Advisory Council.
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HEALTH CARE
DEPARTMENT

27. FORCE SUPPORT
PERSONNEL COMMAND
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28. I N T E R N AT I O N A L O R G A N I S AT I O N S
CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Following the Joint Chief of the Defence Staff’s guidelines, the Army participates
in numerous international forums, as it contributes substantially to the collective
defence of the Atlantic Alliance, the European Union’s Common Security and
Defence Policy, land doctrine development in the FINABEL forum and undertakes
bilateral activities with countries of interest.
NATO
At the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, NATO approved its new Strategic
Concept, which among other aspects, focuses efforts on disposing of deployable
forces and having capability to support them in operations.
In keeping with this, at this Summit, NATO approved the transformation and
reduction of its own structure.
NATO military structure comprises the Command Structure and the Force
Structure.
NATO COMMAND STRUCTURE, NCS
The Command Structure approved in 2011 is made up of headquarters established
on a permanent basis, as well as other entities and agencies, at strategic, operational
and tactical level.
At the strategic level NATO has an Allied Operations Command (ACO) and an
Allied Transformation Command (ACT).
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29. I N T E R N AT I O N A L O R G A N I S AT I O N S
The Allied Operations Command exercises global command of all NATO operations, so
assuming their planning and execution.
At the operational level there are two Joint Force Headquarters, one situated in Brunssum
(Holland) and another in Naples (Italy).
Also, there are three specific Commands, land, sea and air, respectively situated in Izmir
(Turkey), Northwood (United Kingdom) and Ramstein (Germany).
The Allied Transformation Command, based in Norfolk (United States), co-operates with the
Operations Command in the areas of transformation, development of new capabilities,
instruction and training.
Army personnel of various employments and specialities permanently work within the
NATO Command Structure and are posted to the Headquarters of ACO (Belgium), ACT
(United States), JFHQ Brussum (Netherlands) and JFHQ Naples (Italy).
NATO FORCE STRUCTURE, NFS
Force structure is made up of national and multinational forces and headquarters, put at the
Alliance’s disposal by the countries in a temporary or permanent manner and according to
established availability criteria.
NATO Force Structure Headquarters are grouped into two main categories, on the basis of
their degree of readiness, high HQ HRF(L) or lower HQ FLR(L).
Spain is the framework nation for two of the HQs HRF(L) in the NATO
Force Structure: The Eurocorps and the Spanish High Readiness Land
Headquarters (HQ NRDC-ESP).
The Spanish Army provides the bulk of the personnel and assets at HQ
NRDC-SP, situated in Bétera, where eight other countries actively contribute
by keeping personnel posted as well as participating in the shared expenses.
HQ NRDC-ESP is a command structure designed and trained for Army Corps level and
Land Component level command and control operations. Its first operational deployment took
place in 2012, paired up with the Eurocorps, in Afghanistan.
In line with the 2010 Strategic Concept, HQ NRDC-ESP structure has been adapted to
incorporate a global focus into its planning, command and control functions.
Besides, NRDC-ESP is undergoing training to take Command and control of Joint Operations
at all levels below Division.
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30. I N T E R N AT I O N A L O R G A N I S AT I O N S
NATO FORCE STRUCTURE HEADQUARTERS
HQ NRDC-SP is a unique effort by the Spanish Army which allows placing Spain in the small group of
leader countries in the land scope and maintaining close ties with the allied military structure. In this line
as well, Spanish Army personnel are kept permanently posted at the remaining NATO Force Structure
lower readiness Headquarters in Germany, France, Italy, Greece, United Kingdom and Turkey.
RESPONSE FORCE (NRF)
The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a joint, high readiness, multinational force whose main aim is to
provide a rapid military response in the face of arising crises, when the Atlantic Council so decides.
The NRF is a catalyser of allied army transformation. The Spanish Army has led the NRF land
component regularly, by providing the command and main land elements of this high readiness
force during the second semester of 2005 and during the first semester of 2009,and it will do so
again for a year during the 2014-2017 period.
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31. I N T E R N AT I O N A L O R G A N I S AT I O N S
Likewise the Spanish Special Operations Command has assumed leadership of the Special
Operations Command Component Headquarters of NRFs 9, 10 and 12.
As well, the Spanish Army contributes with different land capabilities in most of the rotations led
by other countries.
EUROCORPS
The Eurocorps is a multinational land Headquarters, in which Spain is one of its
five framework nations.
The Eurocorps was created at the initiative of Germany and France in 1992.
Subsequently, Belgium, Spain (1994) and Luxemburg joined. In 2007 Poland
expressed its interest in being incorporated in this multinational Headquarters and
began the membership process in 2008. That incorporation is finally expected in 2016.
The Spanish Army contributes 21% of the Eurocorps Headquarters personnel and puts at its
disposal up to a Division Headquarters and two Mechanised Brigades, in addition to other support.
Eurocorps framework nations provide, on a rotating basis, the command group General Officers.
On two occasions a Spanish Army lieutenant general has held the command of the Eurocorps, from
1999-2001 and from 2007-09. It will hold it again from 2015 to 2017.
The Eurocorps, whose headquarters is situated in Strasbourg (France), may deploy on missions
of the European Union or NATO (it has been certified as a High Readiness Land Headquarters,
according to NATO criteria in 2002), or it may also act independently.
The Eurocorps has participated in NATO operations in the Balkans and on two occasions in
Afghanistan (the most recent in 2012) along with the Spanish High Readiness Headquarters (HQ
NRDC-SP).
EUROPEAN UNION
Through the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union has been provided with a
Common Security and Defence Policy, in order to achieve an intervention capability in
the widest spectrum of crisis management, by means of the synergy of its countries’
civilian and military possibilities.
In order to be in conditions to undertake these missions in their military aspect, a permanent military
structure has been established at the heart of the European Union Council with a Military Committee
and a Staff, both with an advisory mission. The Union set a Force Objective for 2010 (HLG 2010), so
that the countries have offered a series of different military capabilities, which make up the 2007 Forces
Catalogue (FC 07).
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32. I N T E R N AT I O N A L O R G A N I S AT I O N S
The Spanish Army contributes to this Forces Catalogue with a high readiness Army Corps
Headquarters and elements to constitute a Division Headquarters, a Brigade Headquarters, as well
as modules that allow generation of a Brigade entity force or two Task Forces, one light and the
other mechanised, along with a wide range of combat and logistic supports.
EUROPEAN UNION BATTLE GROUPS (BG)
The EU military ambition level establishes the possibility of assuming two simultaneous crisis
management operations, for which great rapid response capability is required. To achieve this, in
2004 the Battle Group (BG) concept was implemented, a high readiness unit organised with core
troops from a land Battalion, with air and sea elements that facilitate its deployment and action,
according to an agreed rotating shift, with two Battle Groups activated simultaneously every six
months.
The Spanish Army led European Union Battle Groups in 2008 and 2010, by contributing the
Force Headquarters (FHQ) and a Battle Group with core troops from a reinforced Light Infantry
Group, along with other combat and logistic supports. It will lead a Battlegroup again next 2017.
In addition, the Spanish Army regularly contributes with capabilities and build-up personnel in
Battle Groups led by other European countries. Thus, since its creation, the Army has participated
in three other European Union Battle Groups and will also significantly contribute to the one led by
Belgium next 2014.
FINABEL
FINABEL is a forum for the exchange of
information and doctrinal studies of great
interest for the Spanish Army. It was created
in 1953 by the armies of Belgium, France,
Holland, Italy and Luxemburg.
It is the only European multinational
organisation within the scope of the armies,
and it constitutes an irreplaceable tool to
promote dialogue and exchange of ideas in
the field of doctrine.
Its organisation and operation are governed
by the “FINABEL Charter”, a document
subscribed by the member countries’ Army
Chiefs of Staff. The Spanish Army has
belonged to FINABEL since 1990.
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33. I N T E R N AT I O N A L O R G A N I S AT I O N S
At present members of this organisation are the armies of: Germany, Belgium, Spain, France,
Greece, the Netherlands, Italy, Luxemburg, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Poland, Slovakia,
Cyprus, Romania and Finland.
Since 2005, any country belonging to the European Union may join FINABEL. In fact, at the 2007
meeting of the Army Chiefs of Staff Committee, which is part of the organisation and was held in
Madrid on 14th and 15th of March, it was agreed to promote new memberships.
FINABEL aims to become the land forces doctrinal reference framework at the heart of the
European Union.
BILATERAL RELATIONS
Within the framework of bilateral relations, the Army contributes to the Defence Diplomacy Plan,
established in 2011, by means of the biennial defence diplomacy programme, which specifies the
most important activities carried out in the scope of diplomacy by the Ministry of Defence and the
Armed Forces.
On behalf of the Army multiple instruments are used to undertake this aspect, as focus is placed
principally on Staff meetings, working sessions among chiefs of Army Staff, technical accords with
countries of interest, exchanges in the area of training and education, participation in exercises and
holding bilateral meetings with similar countries, as well as exchanging Liasion Oficcers in Army
Staffs and Doctrine Commands.
The prioritization of these activities is focalised on those neighbouring countries with which we share
common interests within international organisations such as NATO and the European Union. They also
take place with countries that due to proximity or cultural and historic links facilitate these exchanges,
as those of the Mediterranean basin both on the European continent as well as the African, and the
Latin American ones.
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34. S PA N I S H A R M Y W E A P O N S A N D E Q U I P M E N T
L E O PA R D O
2E
Country of origin . . . . . . . . Germany
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . Spain
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Personnel
Combat weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 T
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,67 m
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75 m
Maximum speed . . . . . . 70 Km/h
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Km
Armament . . . . . 120 mm Cannon
Two 7.62 mm Machine guns
Ammunition . . . . . . . . .42 Rounds
L E O PA R D
2/A4
Country of origin . . . . . . . . Germany
Manufactured in . . . . . . . Germany
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Personnel
Combat weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 T
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,97 m
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75 m
Maximum speed . . . . . . 72 Km/h
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Km
Armament . . . . . 120 mm Cannon
Two 7.62 mm Machine guns
Ammunition . . . . . . . . .42 Rounds
PIZARRO
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Country of origin . . . . . . . . . . . Spain
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . Spain
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Personnel
Transport capacity . . 6 Personnel
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 T
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,83 m
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 m
Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 m
Maximum speed . . . . . . 70 Km/h
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Km
Armament . . . . . . 30 mm Cannon
7.62 mm MG 3 Machine gun
Ammunition . . . . . . . 402 Rounds

35. S PA N I S H A R M Y W E A P O N S A N D E Q U I P M E N T
C E N TA U R O
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . Italy
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Personnel
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 T
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.85 m
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.94 m
Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.73 m
Maximum speed . . . . . 105 Km/h
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Km
Armament . . . . . 105 mm Cannon
Three 7.62 mm Machine guns
Ammunition . . . . . . . . 40 Rounds
BMR
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . Spain
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Personnel
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . 8 Personnel
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.4 T
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15 m
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 m
Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 m
Maximum speed . . . . . . 96 Km/h
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Km
Armament . .12.7 mm Machine gun
VEC
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . Spain
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Personnel
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 T
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 m
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 m
Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 m
Maximum speed . . . . . . 96 Km/h
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Km
Armament . . . . . . 25 mm Cannon
7.62 mm Machine gun
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RG
31
Manufactured in . . . . South Africa
Maximum speed . . . . . . 98 Km/h
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.5 T
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2+7
Maximum weight . . . . . . . . . .17 T
Range (road) . . . . . . . . . . .700 Km
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 HP
LMV
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . Italy
Maximum weight . . . . . . . . . 7.1 T
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 T
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 HP
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2+3
Range (road) . . . . . . . . . . 500 Km
Maximum speed . . . . . 125 Km/h
VA M TA C
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . Spain
Maximum weight . . . . . . . . .5.3 T
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 T
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 HP
Maximum speed . . . . . 125 Km/h
Range (road) . . . . . . . . . . 700 Km
TOM
Manufactured in . . . . . . . Sweden
Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,000 Kg
No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Maximum speed . . . . . . 55 Km/h
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 Km
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37. S PA N I S H A R M Y W E A P O N S A N D E Q U I P M E N T
155/52
SIAC HOWITZER
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . Spain
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 mm
Tube length . . . . . . . . . 8,120 mm
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 T
Maximum speed . . . . . . 18 Km/h
Maximum incline . . . . . . . . . 30%
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 rds/min
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Km
L118 LIGHT GUN
105/37 HOWITZER
Manufactured in . .United Kingdom
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 mm
Total length . . . . . . . . . 6,620 mm
Vertical sector . . . . . . . . . . . . 90º
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.86 T
Horizontal sector . . . . . . . . . 360º
Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 rds/min
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 km
Airportable capability / Parachute
ATP
155/39
M-109 A5E
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . USA
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 mm
Barrel Length . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 m
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.5 T
Maximum speed . . . . . . 56 Km/h
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . 345 Km
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Km
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 rds/min
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38. S PA N I S H A R M Y W E A P O N S A N D E Q U I P M E N T
PAT R I O T S Y S T E M
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . USA
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Km
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mach
Guidance system . . . . . . . . Active
Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Km
HAWK ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . USA
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Km
Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Km
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 Mach
Guidance system . . . Semi-active
Warhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Kg
ROLAND ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . France
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Km
Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Km
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Mach
Warhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Kg
Guidance system . . Auto/Semi-auto
guided
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39. S PA N I S H A R M Y W E A P O N S A N D E Q U I P M E N T
NASAMS ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE SYSTEM
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . Norway/USA
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Km
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire and forget
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mach
Warhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Kg
Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 Km
ASPIDE ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE SYSTEM
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . . Italy
Radar Coverage . . . . . . . . 20 Km
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Km
Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 km
Associated with Skyguard Fire Control
MISTRAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . France
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Km
Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Km
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 Mach
Warhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Kg
Guidance system . . . . . . Passive
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40
SB-MI GRENADE LAUNCHER
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . Spain
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 mm
System . . . . . . . . . . . . Long recoil
Feed . . . . . . . . . . . Linked ammunition
Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . 215 rds/min
Fire mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . automatic
Overall weight . . . . . . . . . 65.5 Kg
Piece weight . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Kg
Tripod weight . . . . . . . . . 21.5 Kg
Upper gun mount weight . . 9.6 Kg
Effective range . . . . . . . . . . 475 m
TOW
( A N T I - TA N K )
LW L
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . USA
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 4 Km
Guidance system . . Cable driven
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.3 Kg
SPIKE MISSILE
Manufactured in . . . . . Israel/Spain
LR Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Km
Seeker Head . . . . . . .Dual Charge
Coupled Device
Infrared Homing (CCD / IIR)
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Kg
Guidance system . . Fire and forget
A L C O T Á N -C100
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . Spain
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 mm
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Kg
Total length . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.15 m
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 to 600 m
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41. S PA N I S H A R M Y W E A P O N S A N D E Q U I P M E N T
HUSKY
2G
Country of origin . . . . . . . . . . . . USA
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . USA
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Personnel
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,2T
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,34 m
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,59 m
Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,07 m
Maximum speed . . . . . . 72 Km/h
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Km
VLPD
26/70
E BRIDGE-LAUNCHER VEHICLE
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spain
Maximum road speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Km/h
Maximum trench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 m
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Personnel
Leguan Bridge length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 m
Weight with bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 T
Class (MLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Launch/Withdrawal time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 min
D O R N I E R BRIDGE
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . Germany
Maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . 110 T
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/6 Personnel
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 m
Launch time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 h
Bridge crossing speed . . . 25 Km/h
Class (MLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
CZ
10/25
E ALACRÁN
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spain
Maximum road speed . . . . . . . . 45 Km/h
Maximum trench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 m
Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Personnel
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 T
Maximum incline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%
Maximum fording depth . . . . . . . 1.22 m
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42. S PA N I S H A R M Y W E A P O N S A N D E Q U I P M E N T
H K G -36 E
Country of origin . . . . . . . . Germany
Manufactured in . . Germany/Spain
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.56 mm
Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Magazine
Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . .750 rds/min
Breech Mechanism . . . . .Gas Intake
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.3 Kg
Magazine . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rounds
Accessories . . Grenade Launcher
BARRET
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . .USA
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.7 mm
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Kg
Total length . . . . . . . . . 1,145 mm
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . Manual bolt
Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Rounds
Effective range . . . . . . . . .1,830 m
ACCURACY
Manufactured in . .United Kingdom
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.62 mm
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Kg
Total length . . . . . . . . . 1,178 mm
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . Manual bolt
Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Rounds
Effective range . . . . . . . . . .600 m
H K M G -4 M A C H I N E G U N
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . Germany
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.56 mm
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 Kg
Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gas-operated
Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780 rds/min
Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Link belt
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HK USP
Country of origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Germany
Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 mm parabellum
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817 gr
Total length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 mm
Magazine capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13+1
Frame . . . . . . . . Fibre-reinforced Polyamide
SEARCHER MK II UAV
Manufactured in . . . . . Spain/Israel
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Km
Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 h
Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000 Ft
Employment . . . . . . . . . Day/night
RAVEN B MINI UAV
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . USA
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Km
Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 min
Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Ft
Employment . . . . . . . . . Day/night
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C O U G A R H T-27 U L
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . France
Mission . . . . . . . Medium transport
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,500 Kg
No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cruising speed . . . . . . . 300 Km/h
Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 h
SUPERPUMA HU-21
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . France
Mission . . . . . . . Medium transport
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,350 Kg
No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cruising speed . . . . . . . 280 Km/h
Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 h
C H I N O O K H T-17
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . USA
Mission . . . . . Transport and cargo
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 Kg
No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cruising speed . . . . . . . 222 Km/h
Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 h
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TIGRE HAP
H A -15 B O L K O W
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . Germany
Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-role
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Kg
No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cruising speed . . . . . . . 270 Km/h
Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 h
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . France
Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attack
No. crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Cruising speed . . . . . . . 315 Km/h
Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 h
Armament . . . . 4 Mistral missiles
Rocket Launcher, 30 mm Cannon
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46. S PA N I S H A R M Y W E A P O N S A N D E Q U I P M E N T
NH-90 (PROTOTYPE)
Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eurocopter
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . Spain
Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-role
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,800 Kg
No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cruising speed . . . . . . . 305 Km/h
E C -135
Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eurocopter
Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . Spain
Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Training
No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Maximum Speed . . . . . 235 Km/h
Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 h
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