European strategic autonomy still has a major pending issue: defense technology. An analysis published by Infodefensa warns that nearly 80% of critical systems and capabilities used by Europe continue to be linked to suppliers from the United States.
The study places Spain in a medium risk position, a category that reflects relevant industrial capacity, but also a still important dependence in sensitive areas such as military software, data intelligence, advanced sensors, or command systems.
Spain accelerates with Indra
In that scenario, Indra consolidates itself as one of the main Spanish industrial instruments to reduce external dependence. The company has reinforced its role in defense, cybersecurity, radars, space, and military digitalization, in line with the new European investment cycle.
The debate in Brussels no longer focuses solely on spending more on defense, but on buying more within Europe and strengthening industrial champions capable of competing with American giants.
IndraMind, the Spanish AI for the new European defense
Within that strategy, IndraMind stands out, the artificial intelligence platform driven by Indra and presented as a European alternative to models dominated by companies like Palantir.
According to the company itself and as reported by Demócrata, IndraMind seeks to integrate data analysis, operational automation, and decision support in strategic sectors such as defense, security, critical infrastructure, and crisis management.
The tool aims to respond to a growing concern in Europe: dependence on foreign AI in sensitive areas where strategic, operational, or military data is handled.
Technological sovereignty, new European front
The war in Ukraine, global tension, and uncertainty about Washington's future role in NATO have accelerated the debate on European technological sovereignty.
For Spain, the challenge is to increase investment, gain industrial scale, and consolidate companies capable of leading continental projects.
On that board, Indra and initiatives like IndraMind are emerging as key pieces for Spain to not only buy defense, but also to design it, produce it, and technologically control it from Europe.