Santa Bárbara Sistemas is a Spanish

defense contractor The arms industry, also known as the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology. It consists of a commercial industry involved in the research and development, engineering, production, and serv ...

based in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, integrated under the ''European Land Systems'' of

General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and 5th largest in the Uni ...

. It is one of the primary suppliers of the

Military of Spain The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain, defending its territorial integrity and the constitutional order, according to the functions entrusted to them by the Constitution o ...

and is responsible for the assembly of heavy vehicles such as the Spanish Army's

Leopard 2E The Leopardo 2E or Leopard 2A6E (''E'' stands for ''España'', Spanish for Spain) is a variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank (specifically the Leopard 2A6 variant), tailored to the requirements of the Spanish army, which acquired it ...

main battle tank A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the role of armor-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies. Cold War-era development of more powerful engines, better suspension sys ...

and the Pizarro infantry combat vehicle. The primary lines of business of Santa Bárbara Sistemas are

armoured vehicles Military vehicles are commonly armoured (or armored; see spelling differences) to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, shells, rockets, and missiles, protecting the personnel inside from enemy fire. Such vehicles include armoured fight ...

, special and amphibious vehicles, weapons systems, munitions and missiles, and

Research & Development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...

. The company is delivering the prototypes of the UK's

Scout SV The Ajax, formerly known as the Scout SV (Specialist Vehicle), is a group of armoured fighting vehicles being developed by General Dynamics UK for the British Army. The Ajax is a development of the ASCOD armoured fighting vehicles used by the ...

AFV through General Dynamics in the UK. General Dynamics acquired the company from the

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25 July 2001.

History

Santa Bárbara Sistemas was founded in 1960 by bringing together factories of the Spanish Ministry of Defense under the ''Instituto Nacional de Industria''. These included arsenals in Seville, Oviedo, and Trubia. Santa Bárbara Sistemas was denationationalised by Spain and acquired by General Dynamics Europe in July 2001

Products and programmes

Weapons and systems

* Firearms: **

CETME CETME () is a Spanish government design and development establishment. While being involved in many projects CETME was mostly known for its small arms research and development. The CETME Model 58 and CETME Model L are its most notable project ...

- Assault rifle **

CETME Ameli The Ameli (abbreviated from the Spanish ''Ametralladora ligera'' or "light machine gun") is a 5.56mm light machine gun designed for the Spanish Army (''Ejército de Tierra'') by the nationally owned and operated ''Centro de Estudios Técnicos d ...

- Light machine gun ** CETME L- Assault rifle **

LAG 40 The SB-40 LAG is a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher developed and produced in Spain by the Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara (EN SB) company (currently a part of the European Land Systems Group of General Dynamics). Users * : Used by Brazi ...

- Automatic grenade launcher * Artillery: ** Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52 SIAC * 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 Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess of the Atabillos (; ; – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of Peru. Born in Trujillo, Spain to a poor family, Pizarro chose ...

- Infantry fighting vehicle **

* Wheeled Vehicles ** BMR- Vehículo blindado medio de ruedas ** Dragón AFV - Vehículo blindado medio sobre ruedas **

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- Vehículo blindado de exploración de caballería

Cooperative programs

* Armoured vehicles **

Leopardo 2E The Leopardo 2E or Leopard 2A6E (''E'' stands for ''España'', Spanish for Spain) is a variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank (specifically the Leopard 2A6 variant), tailored to the requirements of the Spanish army, which acquired it ...

- Tank ** RG-31 Mk5E, local assembly of the units bought by the Spanish Army. **

AMX-30E The AMX-30E (''E'' stands for ''España'', Spanish for Spain) is a Spanish main battle tank based on France's AMX-30. Although originally the Spanish government sought to procure the German Leopard 1, the AMX-30 was ultimately awarded the contra ...

- Tank * Weapons and systems ** G36E - Assault rifle **

Mauser Mk30 Mauser, originally Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik ("Royal Württemberg Rifle Factory"), was a German arms manufacturer. Their line of bolt-action rifles and semi-automatic pistols has been produced since the 1870s for the German arme ...

- Automatic cannon **

MG3 The MG 3 is a German general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The weapon's design is derived from the World War II era MG 42 ''Einheitsmaschinengewehr'' (Universal machine gun) that fired the 7.92×57mm Mauser r ...

- General purpose machine gun **

Heckler & Koch MG4 The Heckler & Koch MG4 (also known as the HK123) is a belt-fed 5.56 mm light machine gun designed and developed by German firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It was developed in the late 1990s and first seen publicly in September 2001. It has be ...

- Light machine gun * Missiles ** Warhead and other system components **

Meteor A meteoroid () is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. Meteoroids are defined as objects significantly smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from grains to objects up to a meter wide. Objects smaller than this are classified as micr ...

program **

Anti-tank Missile An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a Missile guidance, guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy Armoured fighting vehicle, heavily armored military v ...

Spike Spike, spikes, or spiking may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Books * ''The Spike'' (novel), a novel by Arnaud de Borchgrave * ''The Spike'' (book), a nonfiction book by Damien Broderick * ''The Spike'', a starship in Peter F. Hamilto ...

: Partial manufacture and assembly line of the missiles acquired by the

Spanish Army The Spanish Army ( es, Ejército de Tierra, lit=Land 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 late 15th century. The ...

and the

Spanish Marines The Spanish Naval Infantry ( es, Infantería de Marina) is the Marines, naval infantry unit of the Spanish Navy () responsible for conducting amphibious warfare by utilizing naval platforms and resources. The Marine Corps is fully integrated in ...

, under the license of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. * Civilian Sector ** Aeronautics ** Thermal and surface components

Modernisation programs

* Tanks **

M60 Patton The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially ...

* Armoured vehicles ** BMR 2

References

External links

Official web site

Official spanish site

Official german site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Barbara Sistemas Firearm manufacturers of Spain Defence companies of Spain Manufacturing companies based in Madrid General Dynamics