The Council of Ministers has given the green light to an investment close to 357 million euros aimed at strengthening the maritime patrol weapons system, acquiring artillery ammunition, as well as pyrotechnic material, search and rescue, training, and financing maintenance work and additional elements for the Navy’s multipurpose helicopters MH-60R.
In detail, the Ministry of Defence will commit 20 million euros for "the acquisition of sonobuoys and associated material for the maritime patrol weapons system", while another 269.200 million is directed to "ammunition of extended-range 155-millimeter campaign artillery", in accordance with what is set out in the References of the Council of Ministers.
Likewise, 30 million euros are assigned to "the supply of pyrotechnic material, search and rescue, and training", and 37,909,731.23 euros are added to amendment 3 to the LOA SP-P-SDE, the programme intended for the acquisition of multipurpose helicopters MH-60R for the Navy.