Spain is gearing up for a high-tech leap in intelligence gathering, selecting Airbus and Indra to develop a small fleet of next-gen signals intelligence (SIGINT) planes.
Over the next 18 months, the companies will run a conceptual study to figure out the most suitable base aircraft and intelligence systems for the Spanish Air and Space Force.
Led by the Ministry of Defence, the program aims to deliver a platform that can detect, track, classify, and identify key targets, essentially giving Spain’s armed forces a high-tech “eye in the sky.”
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