Overview

• It is the first time the ministry has labeled the program an “incumplimiento” in an official communication.
• The 2020 contract has been repeatedly rescheduled, with only a small batch delivered in April 2025 versus 92 planned for 2024 and the 348 vehicles now expected no earlier than 2027.
• Tess Defence is led by Indra with partners Santa Bárbara Sistemas, SAPA and Escribano Mechanical & Engineering.
• Defence has already imposed financial penalties for delays and missed technical milestones and now says it will take appropriate actions.
• Spokespeople for Indra, Santa Bárbara and Escribano declined to comment, while the ministry continues to cite the program’s value for a domestic network of roughly 400 suppliers.