spanish army booklet 2013

The 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 itemploys, always aiming to be prepared and operative to act wherevercircumstances require to do so.

Those two aforementioned elements, an adequate organization and sometechnologically advanced means, put on the hands of technically, physicallyand morally well-trained soldiers, constitute the pillars where the Army´swork 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 theChief of Staff of the Army (JEME), while it graphically shows the locationsof all our main Units.

Later on, it depicts the Spanish Army contribution to all InternationalSecurity Organizations Spain belongs to.

Finally, there is a detailed display of the main combat systems, vehicles andmateriel in service in our Army, describing their main features.

This brochure about the Army pretends to provide present information toour readers on our missions, organization and materiel, so as to serve youas a useful guide.

«In Spain, as in the world, for your security» is the motto that best describesthe work the Army does inside and outside our National Soil, as it shows theArmy´s will to face any threat in appropriate time and location to guaranteethe security of all our citizens.

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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

DEFENCE STAFF

TECHNICALCABINET

UNDERSECRETARIATON DEFENCE

DEFENCE STAFFSECRETARIAT

CIVIL GUARDARMY NAVY MILITARY DISASTERRELIEF UNITY

AIR FORCE

SECRETARIATON GENERAL

DEFENCE POLICY

ADVISORY ANDCONSULTANCY

ORGANISATIONSAND AGENCIES

ccording to article 8 of the Spanish Constitution, the Armed Forces have themission of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of Spain, aswell as defending her territorial integrity, constitution and laws.

Defence policy derives from the National Defence Directive, which thePresident of the Government signs and it constitutes the basis of nationaldefence planning. In turn other documents emanate from this Directivesuch as the Directive on Military Defence and others specific to the ArmedForces, where they are given missions and assignments.

In turn, Constitutional Law 5/2005 includes both military organisation andthe missions of Powers of the State in relation with national defence. In its13th article basic Army organisation and the missions corresponding to itsChief of Staff are specified.

The organisation and deployment of the Army Force is included in RoyalDecree 416/2006, and partially modified by Defence Orders 3771/2008 and1298/2009.

The Army is the Armed Forces component which has the main responsibilityin the defence of the national territory, through its joint contribution toNational Defence within the scope of the Armed Forces.

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HEADQUARTERS

Directive 70/2011 from the Chief of the Army Staff determinesArmy Organisation and Operation Regulations. It includes theresponsibilities of the Chief of the Army Staff, the organisationalstructure of the Army, its system of Command and Direction as wellas the relations to establish within its scope of responsibility.

The Army, under the authority of the Chief of the Army Staff, ismade up of Headquarters, Force and Force Support.

Through the organisational structure, command is exercised overthe various organisations, as well as over the Units, Centres andArmy Agencies in fulfilment of the missions assigned to each ofthem.

The Units, Centres and Army Agencies are found situated onBases, Barracks and Establishments.

FORCESUPPORT

FORCE

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Headquarters is constituted by a set of agencies and organisationsthat incorporate the material and human resources needed to assistthe Chief of the Army Staff in the exercise of command over theArmy.

The Army Staff is the Chief of the the Army Staff’s main commandsupport organisation, being responsible for providing him with thedecision-making elements needed to fundament his decisions,translate these into orders and monitor their fulfilment, thus managingany issues that the aforementioned authority determines as Chief ofthe Army Staff.

CHIEF OF THEARMY STAFF

1ST

INFANTRYREGIMENT

ARMY STAFF

INFORMATIONAND COMMUNICATION

SYSTEM COMMAND

CHIEF OF THEARMY STAFF’S

CABINET

LEGALCOUNCIL

MILITARY CULTUREAND HISTORY

INSTITUTE

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HIGH READINESSLAND HEADQUARTERS

LAND FORCECANARYISLANDS

COMMAND

OPERATIONALLOGISTIC FORCE

The Force is the pool of human and material assets assembled and organised with the main aim of preparedness forundertaking military operations.

In the Army there is a single headquarters (p. 11) with capability to create headquarters which serve to lead multinationalland 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 operationalstructure. All combat supports are concentrated at the highest level in order to obtain the greatest asset generationflexibility.

The Brigade is configured as the fundamental manoeuvre element in which all basic operational capabilities are integratedin order to allow for a fast, unified, initial response.

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FORCE

LAND FORCE

HEADQUARTERS

LIGHTFORCES

HEAVYFORCES

CEUTAGENERAL

COMMAND

MELILLAGENERAL

COMMAND

BALEARICGENERAL

COMMAND

ARMYHELICOPTER

FORCES

SPECIALFORCES

COMMAND

FIELDARTILLERYCOMMAND

SIGNALSBRIGADE

ENGINEERSCOMMAND

OtherSupport Units

ANTI-AIRCRAFTARTILLERYCOMMAND

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LIGHT FORCESCOMMAND

5TH

LIGHT INFANTRYBRIGADE

HEADQUARTERS

7TH


2ND

LIGHT INFANTRYLEGION

BRIGADE

MOUNTAINTROOPS

HEADQUARTERS

6TH

PARATROOPSLIGHT INFANTRY

BRIGADE

HEAVY FORCESCOMMAND

11TH

MECHANISEDINFANTRYBRIGADE

HEADQUARTERS

2ND

CAVALRYBRIGADE

10TH

MECHANISEDINFANTRYBRIGADE

12TH

CAVALRYRECONNAISSANCE

REGIMENT

12TH

ARMOUREDINFANTRYBRIGADE

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OTHER LAND FORCE UNITS

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The High Readiness Land Headquartersis made up of: a National Staff and anInternational Staff. Its subordinate units,Intelligence Regiment, HeadquartersBattalion and Military Police Battalionconfer it the essential capabilities tocarry out its functions that as anexpeditionary headquarters it requires.

The High Readiness Land Headquartersis a national organisation that is at thedisposal of the Atlantic Alliance and theEuropean Union in the manners specifiedin signed accords and memorandums.It is open to participation by ArmedForces personnel from other memberCountries.

This High Readiness Land Headquartersmay be used as a command structure inspecific land or joint operations on a purely national scope, or within the scope of collectiveSecurity and Defence organisations.

The High Readiness Land Headquarters is an organisation with the capability to createHeadquarters 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, isconstituted in a permanent nature as the Atlantic Alliance’s Rapid Deployment CorpsHeadquarters with the official name of “Headquarters NATO Rapid DeployableCorps-Spain” (HQ NRDC-ESP) with the nature of a multinational headquarters.

The new NATO strategic concept, approved at the Lisbon summit in 2010, reinforcesthe role of this type of Headquarters, and provides the option of its employment as aJoint Task Force Headquarters during the JUL 2014-JUL 2015 period of alert.

HIGH READINESS LAND HEADQUARTERS

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CANARY ISLANDSCOMMAND

HEADQUARTERS

16TH


6TH

HELICOPTERBATTALION

The Canary Islands command is made up of all Army Units deployed in theCanary archipelago, which, reporting directly to this Command, have the mainmission of preparedness to constitute, rapidly and effectively, specific landoperational organisations capable of being integrated into other joint and combinedorganisations in order to materialise the required military effort.

94TH

ANTI-AIRCRAFTARTILLERYREGIMENT

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OPERATIONALLOGISTIC FORCE

HEADQUARTERS

LOGISTICSBRIGADE

11TH

LOGISTIC SUPPORTGROUP

21ST


61ST


41ST


81ST


The Operational Logistic Force is the group of Army Units thathave the missions of preparedness to provide, in the Force actionscenario, the logistic support needed for operations; to provide atits level in the national scope, the logistic support needed by ArmyUnits, Centres and Organisations to maintain their operationalcapabilities; and, when so stipulated, to provide the sustainmentand logistic support that from the home country need to be providedto the projected force.

1ST

MEDICAL GROUP

3RD

MEDICAL GROUP

MEDICALLOGISTIC

SUPPORT UNIT

FIELD HOSPITALGROUP

MEDICALBRIGADE

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LOGISTICS BRIGADE

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MEDICAL BRIGADE

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PERSONNELCOMMAND

TRAININGAND DOCTRINE

COMMAND

ARMYLOGISTIC SUPPORT

COMMAND

ARMY INSPECTIONGENERAL

ECONOMIC AFFAIRSDIRECTORATE

Force Support is made up of the combination of organisations responsiblefor planning, at its level, the direction, management, administration andcontrol of material, financial and human assets assigned to the Army.

Within its scope, Force maintenance is directed and controlled, logisticsupport activities are carried out which enable the life and operation of theUnits, Centres and Organisations, and support to preparation activities areundertaken.

Force Support undertakes the actions needed to the end of providingthe Army with everything necessary to fulfil its missions, while theseactions remain subordinate to those which in this scope may belong toor be assigned to higher level organisations of a common or joint nature.

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE

The Economic Affairs Directorate is the organisation responsible forplanning, at its level, the direction, management, administration, controlof financial recourses, remunerations, hiring and accounting. Alsocorresponding to it are the technical elaboration of the draft budget andthe centralisation of all information, both on the forecast and executionof programmes such as the budget. It advises the Chief of the Army Staffon these matters, and likewise corresponding to it is the administrationof the financial resources that it may be allotted, as well the administrationof the resources unassigned to other organisations. It reports to theGeneral Directorate on Economic Affairs.

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TRAININGAND DOCTRINE

COMMAND

HEADQUARTERSEDUCATION, INSTRUCTION,TRAINING AND EVALUATION

DEPARTMENT

RESEARCH, DOCTRINE,ORGANISATION AND MATERIALS

DEPARTMENT

TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND

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The Training and Doctrine Command is the ForceSupport organisation responsible within the scope ofthe Army for direction, inspection, co-ordination andresearch in matters regarding doctrine, organisation,materials, education and instruction, training andevaluation systems for their combat application. Aswell, it leads the lessons learned process. It is alsoresponsible for the development at its level of themissions derived from the current legislation in mattersof physical-military education, driver training androad safety education. It advises the Chief of theArmy Staff in these matters, and holds before himthe representation on behalf of the Arms and Corps.

The Training and Doctrine Command reportsfunctionally to the General Directorate on Recruitmentand Military Training regarding educational and militarytraining matters, while being under Under Secretariat ofDefence co-ordination.

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FORCE SUPPORT

TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND

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ARMY LOGISTICSUPPORT

COMMAND

HEADQUARTERSWEAPONS SYSTEMS

DEPARTMENTMAINTENANCEDEPARTMENT

TRANSPORTATIONDEPARTMENT

LOGISTIC SUPPORT COMMAND

The Army Logistic Support Command is the Force Supportorganisation responsible within the scope of the Army fordirection, management, administration and control in mattersof weapons systems procurement, supply, maintenance,transport and systems engineering. It advises the Chief of theArmy Staff in these matters.

The Logistic Support Command reports functionally to theGeneral Directorate on Weapons and Materiel in matters ofsupply, maintenance and systems engineering, while underState Secretariat on Defence co-ordination.

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LOGISTIC SUPPORT COMMAND

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ARMY INSPECTIONGENERAL

INFRASTRUCTUREDEPARTMENT

ARMY INSPECTION GENERAL

FORCE SUPPORT

The Army Inspection General is the Force Support organisation,which, while reporting directly to the Chief of the Army Staff, isresponsible for direction, management, co-ordination and controlon matters of infrastructure, Base, Barracks and ArmyEstablishment security, life of garrisoned units, centres andorganisations, labour risk prevention, as well as development ofpolicies on internal procedures of Bases, Barracks andEstablishments.

Is also undertakes, within the scope of its competence, functionsregarding properties, environmental protection, as well asregions and installations of interest for National Defence.

ARMY BASEDEPARTMENT

FIFTH ARMYDEPUTY INSPECTION(CANARY ISLANDS)

SECOND ARMYDEPUTY INSPECTION

(SOUTH)

THIRD ARMYDEPUTY INSPECTION

(EAST)

FOURTH ARMYDEPUTY INSPECTION

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FORCE SUPPORT

ARMY INSPECTION GENERAL

FORCE SUPPORT

PERSONNELCOMMAND

HEADQUARTERSPERSONNELASSISTANCEDEPARTMENT

PERSONNELDEPARTMENT

HEALTH CAREDEPARTMENT

PERSONNEL COMMAND

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The Personnel Command is the Force Support organisationresponsible within the scope of the Army for the direction,management, administration and control in matters of personnelmanagement, assistance and health care. It advises the Chiefof the Army Staff on these matters.

The Personnel Command is functionally accountable to theGeneral Personnel Directorate and the General Recruitmentand Military Training Directorate, while under co-ordination bythe Under Secretariat of Defence.

Also accountable to the Personnel Command are the ArmyOrphans Trust, the Permanent Committee on Evaluation andthe Army Personnel Advisory Council.

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CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Following the Joint Chief of the Defence Staff’s guidelines, the Army participatesin numerous international forums, as it contributes substantially to the collectivedefence of the Atlantic Alliance, the European Union’s Common Security andDefence Policy, land doctrine development in the FINABEL forum and undertakesbilateral activities with countries of interest.

NATOAt the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, NATO approved its new Strategic

Concept, which among other aspects, focuses efforts on disposing of deployableforces and having capability to support them in operations.

In keeping with this, at this Summit, NATO approved the transformation andreduction of its own structure.

NATO military structure comprises the Command Structure and the ForceStructure.

NATO COMMAND STRUCTURE, NCSThe Command Structure approved in 2011 is made up of headquarters established

on a permanent basis, as well as other entities and agencies, at strategic, operationaland tactical level.

At the strategic level NATO has an Allied Operations Command (ACO) and anAllied Transformation Command (ACT).

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The Allied Operations Command exercises global command of all NATO operations, soassuming 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 theOperations Command in the areas of transformation, development of new capabilities,instruction and training.

Army personnel of various employments and specialities permanently work within theNATO Command Structure and are posted to the Headquarters of ACO (Belgium), ACT(United States), JFHQ Brussum (Netherlands) and JFHQ Naples (Italy).

NATO FORCE STRUCTURE, NFSForce 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 toestablished availability criteria.

NATO Force Structure Headquarters are grouped into two main categories, on the basis oftheir 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 NATOForce Structure: The Eurocorps and the Spanish High Readiness LandHeadquarters (HQ NRDC-ESP).

The Spanish Army provides the bulk of the personnel and assets at HQNRDC-SP, situated in Bétera, where eight other countries actively contributeby 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 andLand Component level command and control operations. Its first operational deployment tookplace in 2012, paired up with the Eurocorps, in Afghanistan.

In line with the 2010 Strategic Concept, HQ NRDC-ESP structure has been adapted toincorporate a global focus into its planning, command and control functions.

Besides, NRDC-ESP is undergoing training to take Command and control of Joint Operationsat all levels below Division.

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HQ NRDC-SP is a unique effort by the Spanish Army which allows placing Spain in the small group ofleader countries in the land scope and maintaining close ties with the allied military structure. In this lineas well, Spanish Army personnel are kept permanently posted at the remaining NATO Force Structurelower 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 landcomponent regularly, by providing the command and main land elements of this high readinessforce during the second semester of 2005 and during the first semester of 2009,and it will do soagain for a year during the 2014-2017 period.

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Likewise the Spanish Special Operations Command has assumed leadership of the SpecialOperations Command Component Headquarters of NRFs 9, 10 and 12.

As well, the Spanish Army contributes with different land capabilities in most of the rotations ledby other countries.

EUROCORPSThe 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 Polandexpressed its interest in being incorporated in this multinational Headquarters andbegan 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 itsdisposal 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, from1999-2001 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 missionsof 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 inAfghanistan (the most recent in 2012) along with the Spanish High Readiness Headquarters (HQNRDC-SP).

EUROPEAN UNIONThrough the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union has been provided with a

Common Security and Defence Policy, in order to achieve an intervention capability inthe 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 militarystructure has been established at the heart of the European Union Council with a Military Committeeand a Staff, both with an advisory mission. The Union set a Force Objective for 2010 (HLG 2010), sothat the countries have offered a series of different military capabilities, which make up the 2007 ForcesCatalogue (FC 07).

FINABELFINABEL is a forum for the exchange of

information and doctrinal studies of greatinterest for the Spanish Army. It was createdin 1953 by the armies of Belgium, France,Holland, Italy and Luxemburg.

It is the only European multinationalorganisation within the scope of the armies,and it constitutes an irreplaceable tool topromote dialogue and exchange of ideas inthe field of doctrine.

Its organisation and operation are governedby the “FINABEL Charter”, a documentsubscribed by the member countries’ ArmyChiefs of Staff. The Spanish Army hasbelonged to FINABEL since 1990.

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The Spanish Army contributes to this Forces Catalogue with a high readiness Army CorpsHeadquarters and elements to constitute a Division Headquarters, a Brigade Headquarters, as wellas modules that allow generation of a Brigade entity force or two Task Forces, one light and theother 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, in2004 the Battle Group (BG) concept was implemented, a high readiness unit organised with coretroops 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 sixmonths.

The Spanish Army led European Union Battle Groups in 2008 and 2010, by contributing theForce Headquarters (FHQ) and a Battle Group with core troops from a reinforced Light InfantryGroup, 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 inBattle Groups led by other European countries. Thus, since its creation, the Army has participatedin three other European Union Battle Groups and will also significantly contribute to the one led byBelgium next 2014.

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BILATERAL RELATIONSWithin 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 themost important activities carried out in the scope of diplomacy by the Ministry of Defence and theArmed Forces.

On behalf of the Army multiple instruments are used to undertake this aspect, as focus is placedprincipally on Staff meetings, working sessions among chiefs of Army Staff, technical accords withcountries of interest, exchanges in the area of training and education, participation in exercises andholding bilateral meetings with similar countries, as well as exchanging Liasion Oficcers in ArmyStaffs and Doctrine Commands.

The prioritization of these activities is focalised on those neighbouring countries with which we sharecommon interests within international organisations such as NATO and the European Union. They alsotake 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 theLatin American ones.

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 2007meeting of the Army Chiefs of Staff Committee, which is part of the organisation and was held inMadrid 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 theEuropean Union.

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SPANISH ARMY WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT

r Country of origin . . . . . . . . Germany

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . Spain

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Personnel

r Combat weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 T

r Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,67 m

r Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75 m

r Maximum speed . . . . . . 70 Km/h

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Km

r Armament . . . . . 120 mm Cannon

Two 7.62 mm Machine guns

r Ammunition . . . . . . . . .42 Rounds

LEOPARDO 2E


r Manufactured in . . . . . . . Germany

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Personnel

r Combat weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 T

r Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,97 m

r Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75 m


r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Km


Two 7.62 mm Machine guns

r Ammunition . . . . . . . . .42 Rounds

LEOPARD 2/A4

r Country of origin . . . . . . . . . . . Spain


r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Personnel

r Transport capacity . . 6 Personnel

r Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 T

r Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,83 m

r Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 m

r Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 m


r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Km

r Armament . . . . . . 30 mm Cannon

7.62 mm MG 3 Machine gun

r Ammunition . . . . . . . 402 Rounds

PIZARRO

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r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Personnel

r Capacity . . . . . . . . . . 8 Personnel

r Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.4 T

r Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15 m

r Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 m

r Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 m


r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Km

r Armament . .12.7 mm Machine gun

BMR

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . Italy

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Personnel

r Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 T

r Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.85 m

r Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.94 m

r Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.73 m

r Maximum speed . . . . . 105 Km/h

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Km


Three 7.62 mm Machine guns

r Ammunition . . . . . . . . 40 Rounds

CENTAURO


r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Personnel

r Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 T

r Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 m

r Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 m

r Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 m


r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Km

r Armament . . . . . . 25 mm Cannon

7.62 mm Machine gun

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r Manufactured in . . . . South Africa


r Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.5 T

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2+7

r Maximum weight . . . . . . . . . .17 T

r Range (road) . . . . . . . . . . .700 Km

r Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 HP

RG 31

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . Italy

r Maximum weight . . . . . . . . . 7.1 T

r Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 T

r Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 HP

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2+3

r Range (road) . . . . . . . . . . 500 Km


LMV

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . Sweden

r Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain

r Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,000 Kg

r No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 17


r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 Km

TOM


r Maximum weight . . . . . . . . .5.3 T

r Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 T

r Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 HP


r Range (road) . . . . . . . . . . 700 Km

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r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 mm

r Tube length . . . . . . . . . 8,120 mm

r Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 T


r Maximum incline . . . . . . . . . 30%

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

r Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 rds/min

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Km

155/52 SIAC HOWITZER

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . USA

r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 mm

r Barrel Length . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 m

r Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.5 T


r Cruising range . . . . . . . . . 345 Km

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Km

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6


ATP 155/39 M-109 A5E

r Manufactured in . .United Kingdom

r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 mm

r Total length . . . . . . . . . 6,620 mm

r Vertical sector . . . . . . . . . . . . 90º

r Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.86 T

r Horizontal sector . . . . . . . . . 360º


r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 km

r Airportable capability / Parachute

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r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Km

r Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Km

r Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 Mach

r Guidance system . . . Semi-active

r Warhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Kg

HAWK ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE


r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Km

r Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mach

r Guidance system . . . . . . . . Active

r Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Km

PATRIOT SYSTEM

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . France

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Km

r Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Km

r Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Mach

r Warhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Kg

r Guidance system . . Auto/Semi-auto

guided

ROLAND ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE

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r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Km

r Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Km

r Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 Mach

r Warhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Kg

r Guidance system . . . . . . Passive

MISTRAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . Norway/USA

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Km

r Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire and forget

r Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mach

r Warhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Kg

r Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 Km

NASAMS ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE SYSTEM

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . . Italy

r Radar Coverage . . . . . . . . 20 Km

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Km

r Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 km

r Associated with Skyguard Fire Control

ASPIDE ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE SYSTEM

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r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . Spain

r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 mm

r System . . . . . . . . . . . . Long recoil

r Feed . . . . . . . . . . . Linked ammunition

r Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . 215 rds/min

r Fire mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . automatic

r Overall weight . . . . . . . . . 65.5 Kg

r Piece weight . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Kg

r Tripod weight . . . . . . . . . 21.5 Kg

r Upper gun mount weight . . 9.6 Kg

r Effective range . . . . . . . . . . 475 m

40 SB-MI GRENADE LAUNCHER


r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 mm

r Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Kg

r Total length . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.15 m

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 to 600 m

ALCOTÁN-C100

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . USA

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 4 Km

r Guidance system . . Cable driven

r Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.3 Kg

TOW (ANTI-TANK) LWL

r Manufactured in . . . . . Israel/Spain

r LR Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Km

r Seeker Head . . . . . . .Dual Charge

Coupled Device

Infrared Homing (CCD / IIR)

r Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Kg

r Guidance system . . Fire and forget

SPIKE MISSILE

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r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spain

r Maximum road speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Km/h

r Maximum trench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 m

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Personnel

r Leguan Bridge length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 m

r Weight with bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 T

r Class (MLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

r Launch/Withdrawal time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 min

VLPD 26/70 E BRIDGE-LAUNCHER VEHICLE

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spain

r Maximum road speed . . . . . . . . 45 Km/h

r Maximum trench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 m

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Personnel

r Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 T

r Maximum incline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%

r Maximum fording depth . . . . . . . 1.22 m

CZ 10/25 E ALACRÁN

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . Germany

r Maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . 110 T

r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/6 Personnel

r Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 m

r Launch time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 h

r Bridge crossing speed . . . 25 Km/h

r Class (MLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

DORNIER BRIDGE

r Country of origin . . . . . . . . . . . . USA


r Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Personnel

r Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,2T

r Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,34 m

r Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,59 m

r Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,07 m


r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Km

HUSKY 2G

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r Manufactured in . .United Kingdom

r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.62 mm

r Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Kg

r Total length . . . . . . . . . 1,178 mm

r Operation . . . . . . . . . . . Manual bolt

r Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Rounds

r Effective range . . . . . . . . . .600 m

ACCURACY



r Manufactured in . . Germany/Spain

r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.56 mm

r Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Magazine

r Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . .750 rds/min

r Breech Mechanism . . . . .Gas Intake

r Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.3 Kg

r Magazine . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rounds

r Accessories . . Grenade Launcher

HK G-36E

r Manufactured in . . . . . . . . . . . .USA

r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.7 mm

r Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Kg

r Total length . . . . . . . . . 1,145 mm

r Operation . . . . . . . . . . . Manual bolt

r Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Rounds

r Effective range . . . . . . . . .1,830 m

BARRET


r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.56 mm

r Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 Kg

r Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gas-operated

r Fire rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780 rds/min

r Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Link belt

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r Manufactured in . . . . . Spain/Israel

r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Km

r Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 h

r Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000 Ft

r Employment . . . . . . . . . Day/night

SEARCHER MK II UAV


r Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Km

r Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 min

r Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Ft

r Employment . . . . . . . . . Day/night

RAVEN B MINI UAV

r Country of origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Germany

r Calibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 mm parabellum

r Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817 gr

r Total length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 mm

r Magazine capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13+1

r Frame . . . . . . . . Fibre-reinforced Polyamide

HK USP


r Mission . . . . . Transport and cargo

r Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 Kg

r No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

r Cruising speed . . . . . . . 222 Km/h

r Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 h

CHINOOK HT-17

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r Mission . . . . . . . Medium transport

r Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,500 Kg

r No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 24


r Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 h

COUGAR HT-27 UL


r Mission . . . . . . . Medium transport

r Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,350 Kg

r No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 18


r Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 h

SUPERPUMA HU-21

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r Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attack

r No. crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2


r Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 h

r Armament . . . . 4 Mistral missiles

Rocket Launcher, 30 mm Cannon

TIGRE HAP


r Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-role

r Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Kg

r No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3


r Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 h

HA-15 BOLKOW


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r Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eurocopter


r Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Training

r No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

r Maximum Speed . . . . . 235 Km/h

r Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 h

EC-135

r Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eurocopter


r Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-role

r Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,800 Kg

r No. passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 20


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