Indra Group and the Palencia-based engineering group INMAPA have reached a collaboration agreement to work jointly on the manufacturing of structures and the development of engineering solutions for military vehicles and defence systems.
INMAPA is a company headquartered in Palencia, specialised in engineering, advanced manufacturing and industrial solutions for highly demanding, technology-intensive sectors. It already has experience in fields such as aerospace, defence, rail and automotive, among others.
Through this agreement, Indra strengthens its relationship with a medium-sized company that already plays a key role within the industrial ecosystem and is able to contribute valuable experience and capabilities to the defence domain.
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José Andrés González Para, Indra’s Engineering Director, stated that “collaboration is key to strengthening Spain’s defence industrial base and ensuring that our country takes full advantage of the current period of growth and strong demand. By working together, we can move faster and deliver better systems and platforms, in less time and in greater numbers. The agreement reached today with INMAPA demonstrates that Spain has companies that are fully prepared for this challenge.”
For his part, Miguel Sagredo Meneses, CEO of INMAPA, said that “collaborating with a multinational company such as Indra opens the door for us to participate in the major technological programmes that will shape the future of defence. This ensures the sustainability of our activity and contributes to the development of the local industrial base in Castilla y León.”
Through this agreement, Indra fulfils two of the requirements set out by the Ministry of Defence in its Defence Industrial Strategy, which not only recognises that modern Armed Forces require a strong defence industry, but also establishes the objective of spreading industrial activity across different regions of the country in order to contribute to territorial cohesion.
