Indra to promote a new military vehicle production plant in As Pontes and accelerate the development of one of europe’s largest industrial hubs for land platforms
The new factory will create between 70 and 120 highly qualified direct jobs in Galicia, in addition to those generated across the entire supply chain
Indra is moving forward with its plan to turn the northern corridor into one of Europe’s major hubs specializing in military vehicles, with capacity to produce around 500 units a year
The new As Pontes plant will join the facility built last year in record time in Gijón and a third plant still under selection in the northern corridor, bringing Indra Land Vehicles’ industrial floor space to 55,000 m²
.- Indra will launch a new military vehicle factory in As Pontes, in A Coruña, taking a further step in the creation in northern Spain of one of Europe’s largest industrial hubs for land platforms.
The company has acquired a site of more than 50,000 square meters, with nearly 15,000 square meters of built area, to establish this new facility, in which it will invest around €18 million.
The factory will create between 70 and 120 highly qualified direct jobs in Galicia, as well as numerous indirect jobs in the supply chain, among suppliers and in associated services.
The facility will join Indra’s production center in Gijón, increasing the industrial floor space of Indra Land Vehicles, the division specializing in land vehicles, to 40,000 m², a figure that could reach 55,000 m² with the addition of a third plant in the northern corridor that is still being selected.
The As Pontes center is expected to take on the integration of amphibious combat vehicles, bridge-laying vehicles and wheeled artillery systems that Indra will develop for the Spanish Armed Forces. This center will have the capacity to integrate, test, validate and put these systems into service, as well as new industrial capabilities to address highly complex programs and its own test track, which will help accelerate their execution and delivery.
Josep María Recasens, CEO of Indra Group, said: “What we are building in the northern corridor is much more than an expansion of our production capacity. We are developing a new generation of factories designed from scratch to integrate advanced digitalization, automation and artificial intelligence, with the aim of placing them among the most efficient and competitive in Europe”.
The company’s plans include establishing an industrial base capable of guaranteeing much faster, more reliable and more competitive deliveries than those currently available on the market.
Over the past year, Indra Group has promoted the creation of a large number of industrial centers, demonstrating its commitment to strengthening the Spanish and European defense industry.
In the field of vehicle manufacturing in the northern corridor alone, Indra will have integration and production capacity for around 500 units a year, making this region one of Europe’s largest industrial hubs specializing in land platforms.
The initiative is also part of Indra’s broader plan to strengthen its industrial footprint across Spain, following the three corridors or axes defined by the Ministry of Defence in its Defence Industrial Strategy.
In this regard, the company plans to multiply its production surface area, increasing it from around 36,000 m² to more than 154,000 m², through an investment of over €200 million and the creation of more than 1,000 direct industrial jobs and 1,400 engineering and highly qualified positions.