Santa Bárbara Sistemas
Encyclopedia
Santa Bárbara Sistemas is a Spanish defense contractor
based in Madrid
, integrated under the European Land Systems of General Dynamics
. It is one of the primary suppliers of the Military of Spain and is responsible for the assembly of heavy vehicles such as the Spanish Army's Leopard 2E
main battle tank
and the Pizarro infantry combat vehicle
. The primary lines of business of Santa Bárbara Sistemas are armoured vehicles, special and amphibious vehicles, weapons systems, munitions and missiles, and Research & Development.
General Dynamics acquired the company from the Spanish government
25 July 2001.
Defense contractor
A defense contractor is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a military department of a government. Products typically include military aircraft, ships, vehicles, weaponry, and electronic systems...
based in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, integrated under the European Land Systems of General Dynamics
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
. It is one of the primary suppliers of the Military of Spain and is responsible for the assembly of heavy vehicles such as the Spanish Army's Leopard 2E
Leopard 2E
The Leopard 2E is a variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank, tailored to the requirements of the Spanish Army, which acquired it as part of an armament modernization program named Programa Coraza, or Program Armor...
main battle tank
Main battle tank
A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...
and the Pizarro infantry combat vehicle
ASCOD AFV
The ASCOD armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG and Spanish Santa Bárbara Sistemas The ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Cooperation Development) armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between...
. The primary lines of business of Santa Bárbara Sistemas are armoured vehicles, special and amphibious vehicles, weapons systems, munitions and missiles, and Research & Development.
General Dynamics acquired the company from the Spanish government
Spanish Government
Spain is a constitutional monarchy whose government is defined by the Constitution of Spain. This was approved by a general referendum of the people of Spain in 1978...
25 July 2001.
Products and programmes
Weapons and systems
- Firearms:
- CETMECETMECETME is an acronym for Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales , a Spanish government design and development establishment. While being involved in many projects CETME was mostly known for its small arms research and development...
- Assault rifle - CETME AmeliCETME AmeliThe Ameli is a 5.56mm light machine gun designed for the Spanish Army by the nationally owned and operated Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales small arms research institute .Development of the weapon began in 1974...
- Light machine gun - CETME L- Assault rifle
- LAG 40 - Automatic grenade launcher
- CETME
- Artillery:
- Obús 155/52 APU SBT - Howitzer
- Gun turrets:
- TC-25 - Turret
- TC-13 - Turret
- TC-3 - Turret
- TC-7 - Turret
- TC-19 - Turret
- TC-9 - Turret
Munitions and powders
- Powders
- Pólvora Dx
- Pólvora Esferoidal
- Munitions
- Artillery
- Small Caliber
- Medium Caliber
- Tank ammunitions
- Explosives
- Cutting and perforating explosives
Armoured vehicles
- Tracked Vehicles
- Pizarro - Infantry fighting vehicle
- Wheeled Vehicles
- BMRBMRBMR may refer to:*UK Music subsidiary British Music Rights*Basal metabolic rate*Pegaso BMR, a 6x6 wheeled armoured personnel carrier produced in Spain*BMR Advisors, Indian tax advisory firm...
- Vehículo blindado medio de ruedas - Dragoon AFVDragoon AFVThe Dragoon 300 AFV was produced by Arrowpointe Corporation during the 1980s. It was based on the automotive components of the US Army's M113 APC's and 5 ton trucks...
- Vehículo blindado medio sobre ruedas - VECVECVEC is a three-letter acronym which may refer to:* Vehículo de Exploración de Caballería, a Spanish Army wheeled reconnaissance vehicle armed with a 25mm Bushmaster cannon.* Vellore Engineering College, now known as Vellore Institute of Technology...
- Vehículo blindado de exploración de caballería
- BMR
Cooperative programs
- Armoured vehicles
- Leopardo 2E - Tank
- RG-31 Mk5E, local assembly of the units bought by the Spanish Army.
- AMX-30EAMX-30EThe AMX-30E was a main battle tank, based on the French AMX-30. Although originally the Spanish government sought to procure the German Leopard 1, the AMX-30 was ultimately awarded the contract due to its cheaper price and the ability to manufacture it in Spain...
- Tank
- Weapons and systems
- G36E - Assault rifle
- Mauser Mk30 - Automatic cannon
- MG3 - General purpose machine gun
- Heckler & Koch MG4 - Light machine gun
- Missiles
- Warhead and other system components
- MeteorMETEORMETEOR is a metric for the evaluation of machine translation output. The metric is based on the harmonic mean of unigram precision and recall, with recall weighted higher than precision...
program - Anti-tank Missile Spike: Partial manufacture and asssembly line of the missiles acquired by the Spanish ArmySpanish ArmyThe Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...
and the Spanish MarinesInfanteria de MarinaThe Spanish Navy Marines is a corps within the Spanish Navy responsible for providing amphibious warfare from the sea utilizing naval platforms and resources...
, under the license of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
- Civilian Sector
- Aeronautics
- Thermal ans surfface components
Modernisation programs
- Tanks
- AMX-30EAMX-30EThe AMX-30E was a main battle tank, based on the French AMX-30. Although originally the Spanish government sought to procure the German Leopard 1, the AMX-30 was ultimately awarded the contract due to its cheaper price and the ability to manufacture it in Spain...
- M60 PattonM60 PattonThe 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today...
- AMX-30E
- Armoured vehicles
- BMR 2