Spanish Government Authorises €104.3 Million Contract to Buy IRIS-T Missiles
Spain's Council of Ministers authorised on October 6 a Defence Ministry contract for the acquisition of IRIS-T missiles, with an estimated value of €104,300,000. The decision appears in the official reference of the cabinet meeting published by La Moncloa.
The IRIS-T is a European-developed infrared-guided air-to-air missile that is also used in ground-based air defence systems. Spain's Eurofighter and F/A-18 fleets carry the air-to-air version.
The purchase forms part of the modernisation and ammunition replenishment programme of the Spanish Armed Forces. Cabinet authorisation is a statutory step in Spanish defence procurement: major acquisition contracts must be approved by the Council of Ministers before they can be signed.
The same cabinet meeting approved other defence and security arrangements, including multi-year spending authorisations for the National Intelligence Centre.
(Source: La Moncloa, Office of the President of the Government of Spain)
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