- It points out that the objective is to mobilise all Galicia’s industrial and technological potential in the field of defence and dual-use technologies and to generate demand for products, systems and services, following the priorities set by Europe
- It highlights that the Community has a high capacity for the manufacture of 75 per cent of the types of components and services required
- “We believe Galicia is truly positioned to be a target for investment attraction in this sector,” it emphasises
Santiago de Compostela, 22 July 2025
The Minister of Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, announced today the Xunta’s intention to convene at the end of 2025 the first call that will define which companies and technology centres will work alongside it to boost the security, defence and aerospace industry and which joint investment programmes will be executed over the next five years.
Lorenzana closed a day in which the strategy approved by the Xunta in this field was presented to companies and entities linked to these sectors to open with them a strategic dialogue process, just as was done in its day to develop the Aerospace Hub of Galicia. “We want to learn firsthand your real needs in the short, medium and long term to adapt the support and investment instruments we are planning and, thus, obtain the best results that will allow us to promote in the Community a security and defence industry that also includes the aerospace sector,” she said.
The Minister pointed out that the objective is to mobilise all Galicia’s industrial and technological potential in defence and dual-use technologies and create significant demand for products, systems and services, following the priorities set by Europe. “What the European Commission asks of governments and administrations is that we work to generate a strong industrial base around the defence sector, which must come to be considered not a productive expense but a strategic investment.”
In this regard, she highlighted that the prior analyses carried out for the preparation of this strategy concluded that Galicia has a high capacity for the manufacture of 75 per cent of the types of components and services required, “which gives an idea of the opportunities our companies will have,” she emphasised.
To this end, she specified that €183 million will be allocated over the next five years with the expectation of mobilising up to €900 million, and with the aim of attracting companies from other strategic sectors such as naval, automotive, metal or ICT towards these activity segments and materialising new industrial investments.
Public-private collaboration, she said, will be key. Thus, the Xunta will launch public calls for Pre-commercial Public Procurement, following the same model used for the aerospace sector, which was a pioneer in Spain: partnership agreements. Consortia of companies and technology centres will also be created and a first specific call for aid to facilitate the incorporation of new companies into the sector will be published this year. At the financing level, a Dual Technologies Investment Fund will be activated in XesGalicia (€40 million) to support projects and, within the Igape Economic Office, a specific business advisory area will be created.
Lorenzana concluded by encouraging companies and knowledge centres to participate actively. “We believe Galicia is truly positioned to be a target for investment attraction in this sector,” she stressed.
