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Indra builds new As Pontes vehicle plant, expands Spain defence push vehicle production
After President Adrián Barbón opened Following the July 6 inauguration of the renovated Talleres del Conde in La Felguera on 6 July, Felguera, the Asturian government reaffirmed its intent intention to keep retain the planned second armoured‑vehicle facility at the Barros workshop in Langreo. Negotiations with Indra and Duro Felguera stalled over price, prompting the regional authorities to threaten legal action while a Galician alternative was explored. After negotiations stalled, Indra subsequently announced that talks to acquire abandoned the Barros site had collapsed acquisition and shifted priority redirected the project to its As Pontes plant in Pontes, Galicia. The firm earmarked In late July 2026 the group confirmed a €18 million investment to build a 15,000 m² factory on more than 50,000 m² of land, capable of integrating, testing creating 70‑120 direct high‑skill jobs and commissioning additional indirect positions. The plant will integrate amphibious combat vehicles, bridge‑laying machines and wheeled artillery. The new site will include a dedicated artillery, feature its own test track and embed advanced digitalisation, automation and AI systems, AI, raising Indra’s Land Vehicles annual output to roughly about 500 units per year in the northern corridor vehicles and creating 70‑120 highly qualified jobs directly, plus many indirect positions. In late July 2026 CEO Josep María Recasens confirmed the investment, noting that the As Pontes centre will join expanding Indra’s existing Gijón facility, bringing total industrial land‑vehicle floor space to about roughly 40,000 m² – potentially (potentially 55,000 m² if with a third plant is added. He site). CEO Josep María Recasens described the plant it as a “new‑generation” factory intended to become one of Europe’s most efficient and competitive defence industrial hubs. new‑generation, Europe‑competitive hub. By August 2026 Indra also confirmed announced it is scouting locations for a recruitment drive to hire 170 engineers and technicians in Galicia by year‑end, focusing on software, cybersecurity, electronics third armored‑vehicle factory, with León’s provincial authorities proposing sites such as the Bierzo Alto park and automation. In July 2026 the Bembibre‑El Bayo area. The company earned AENOR certification for responsible AI based on Microsoft tools, underscoring its broader push to meet Spain’s defence modernisation goals and bolster regional industrial sovereignty. has not excluded other options, including a possible purchase of the Duro Felguera workshop in Langreo.