Sánchez will pay 350 million for military military military tactics made with Israeli pieces
Hypocrisy, double morality … According to military sources consulted by ABC, all these charges can be made to Government of Sánchez for its decision to cancel the purchase of any military material manufactured by Israel in order not to contribute … Financing of his terrible War against Hamas. However, these solemn government advertisements occur by Bruces with reality.
A paradigmatic case, according to the same sources, is that of New Tactical Radio which will replace the French current. The industrial and technological security and defense plan, presented by the chief executive, collects a game of 350 million euros For these radios, undoubtedly essential for the armed forces.
Curiosity in this case lies in The components of the devices are made by Elbitwhich is an Israeli company, they have set up in a Spanish company called Aicox And Telefónica finally acquires this company for its final sale. This way of working, according to those who know the defense material market, are quite common.
Telefam He participated in at least three contracts granted by the defense for the supply of radios within the framework of the program SCTR (Tactical Radio System joint)In collaboration with the Israeli company Elbit Systems and Spanish Aicox.
But the Shadow of the Israeli defense industry in Spain It is great, according to military sources, a sector with great weight in the country and rooted in the armed forces of many other nations. They are particularly powerful precisely in the fields of communications, optronia or missiles, among others, therefore Trade has been current in recent years In aircraft and helicopter systems, counter-class missiles or electronic countermeasures.
In this way, they underline that the problem for the government and the Ministry of Defense could not go so much for the new acquisitions, but by the Maintenance contracts and spare parts. This is precisely one of the areas in which the Minister Margarita Robles He had publicly recognized that he always had a commercial relationship with Israel, shipping in the country of certain systems, in particular the air force and space, for its maintenance and repair.
Beyond that, Israeli industry is always important in the Renewal and acquisition of materials planned by defense. Some of the most important programs awaiting the armed forces have elements of Israeli companies, although combined with significant participation in Spanish industry.
This is the case with Spike LR2 missilewhose purchase authorized the government in October 2023, just before Hamas attacks on October 7. This is the purchase of 168 D-Pour Breaking the cutting-edge missile systems for more than 285 million euros, manufactured by a consortium of companies led by Pap Tecnos, the Spanish subsidiary of the Israeli Rafael, original manufacturer. But the relationship of the armed forces with this system is old and the armed and marine infantry has a previous version in their ranks for years.
There is also the case of Silam High Mobility Rocket LanceFrom 697.5 million euros, allocated to notary and expanding companies which concluded an agreement with the Israeli Elbit for Technology Transfer for its manufacture in Spain. And there are other acquisitions on the table with the participation of Israel, such as Laser designation pod For Eurofights fighters or the Leopard 2A8 combat carwhich aspires to buy the army and who have the active trophy protection system developed by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.