British Defense ‘Made in Spain’

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By TP


The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, understood from the first moment that the bridge returned to the collaboration with the EU, after the agrious years of Brexit, was the defense. Brussels always regretted the loss of a partner whose military power reinforced the European muscle, and London soon understood that, without the continent, his position in the world was weaker. The will of Downing Street to make a giant leap in its arms and technological expense, with the commitment to reach 2.6% of GDP in 2027, has opened its market to companies with ambition to use this opportunity. Between them is the Spanish Indra, whose executive president, Angel Escribano, was one of the entrepreneurs present at the bilateral summit held by the British and Spanish governments in London on September 3. There he expressed his willingness to considerably expand his presence in the United Kingdom, with the forecast even to quadruple the number of workers (about 200) on the island. The Spanish Defense Company (participated in 7.2% by Amber Capital, the fund owned by Joseph Oughourlian, president of the Grupo Prisa to which the country belongs) has become strong in the deployment of radars for British air traffic and in mobility management. Under its control is tunnel technology for the transport for London, and manages those of Silvertown and Hindhead. It is also present at Heathrow airport, the most important in the British capital. Its technology improves the safety and efficiency of land operations by integrating the monitoring of aircraft with the visualization of the control tower, something extremely complex at the airport with more Europe trafficking. The current moment, however, has generated an opportunity to expand the presence in a booming sector. «We have been doing all the anti -aircraft in Spain for more than twenty -five years. We want Notary shortly before his participation in the Bilateral Summit of London. The Government of Starmer has placed its investment plans in defense in the center of a strategy of reindustrialization and growth of the United Kingdom, whose economy has been stagnant for years as a result of the austerity imposed during fourteen years of conservative mandate, the deterioration of public infrastructure and services and the ballast of the Brexit. There will be a lot of money and a lot of public tender. The resumption of relations between London and Brussels will even allow the British to access the juicy SAFE Fund promoted by the European Commission for the Rearme of the Continent. And Indra is committed to being noticed in the British market. «The British market is more finalist. Indra, until recently, concentrated on being part of teams. We are changing the company’s course to be the finalist. In other countries such as Germany, and much more in the United Kingdom, governments only buy to the one who delivers the complete system. Now we are already a company of complete systems, among other things because of the size we are achieving,» said Escribano to El País in London. Civil, who have been in the United Kingdom for years, have long known that this country has a national pride that must be spoiled. Normally, Downing Street «invites» foreign companies that aspire to get a public project to be associated with some national. The last inaugurations in London of new subway stations or even a new line, where Spanish participation was key, were led by British entrepreneurs. Indra knows that game, and understands that its immersion in a sector as ambitious as that of British defense will depend a lot on collaboration and strategic alliance with other companies. He knows that it is the mandatory ritual to be in the first division of a market like the British, which, despite Brexit, has never stopped interesting the great Spanish giants. The external direct investment of Spain in the United Kingdom remains the most important, after the United States. Here can consult the latest letters of the correspondent