Indra and Navantia will strengthen their export capacity and boost their position in Europe in the Defense sector

Signing of an agreement

Navantia and Indra will jointly explore opportunities to increase national technological sovereignty and its international projection in the field of new digital solutions, as well as in naval and non-naval systems.

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Navantia and Indra have signed a collaboration agreement this Tuesday to jointly develop and market digital systems and solutions in the areas of Defense and Security, an initiative with which both companies will strengthen their export capacity and boost their position in Defense Europe.

 

At an event held at the headquarters of the Center for Higher Studies for Defense (CESEDEN), the agreement has been signed by Indra, its president, Marc Murtra, and its CEO, José Vicente de los Mozos; and on behalf of Navantia, the president, Ricardo Dominguez, and the director of Systems and Services and director of Technology and Digital Transformation, Donato Martínez.

 

Navantia and Indra will jointly explore opportunities to increase national technological sovereignty and its international projection in the field of new digital solutions, as well as in naval and non-naval systems. The companies will collaborate both in the naval field, especially in combat systems, and in the Land field, with a view to programs such as Brigade 2035, BLET (Logistics Base of the Army of the Land) or MC3 (Modernization of Command, Control Systems and Communications).

 

The agreement will also make it possible for companies to guide their investment and development lines together with the objective of optimizing their positioning in the market. With the agreement, mechanisms are created for Navantia and Indra to work together on differential solutions in areas such as the combat cloud, digital twins, intelligent logistics and sustainment 4.0, cybersecurity and cyberdefense and advanced simulation environments, as well as new technologies. enabling.

 

“This agreement represents the joint commitment of the two largest Spanish companies in the defense field to offer our Armed Forces the technological advantage and sovereignty they need and to boost the position of Spanish industry in the demanding international market. Navantia is committed to collaborating with different companies to drive the Spanish industry and place ourselves at the technological forefront,” said the president of Navantia, Ricardo Dominguez.

 

Navantia and Indra will jointly explore opportunities to increase national technological sovereignty and its international projection in the field of new digital solutions, as well as in naval and non-naval systems

 

“The defense ecosystem needs to lead and harness the potential of disruptive technologies. Navantia and Indra are leaders in this field and this agreement will allow us to accelerate and optimize developments and offer cutting-edge solutions to our clients," he noted. Donato Martínez.

 

For his part, the president of Indra, Marc Murtra, pointed out that "this agreement marks the line that Indra wants to promote to build a collaboration ecosystem with large Spanish companies, such as Navantia, but also with smaller ones, including SMEs or startups, in order to bring the Spanish technology industry to its maximum potential. As the leading global technology and defense company that we are, we take on this challenge that opens up enormous opportunities for Indra, but also for the entire industrial fabric and innovative ecosystem of our country.”

 

“The addition of capabilities between the two large national defense companies, Navantia and Indra, constitutes a unique moment and a first step in the sector, under a new paradigm of collaboration that we must continue to build. This new model, which will allow us to maintain our technological sovereignty and compete in the international ecosystem, is beneficial for our Armed Forces, for the Spanish industry and for our national positioning in Europe", stressed the CEO of Indra, José Vicente de los Mozos.