The Ministry of Defense's decision to halt two contracts, valued at 240 million euros, for the maintenance of Leopard 2E battle tanks and SIAC towed howitzers, will directly affect the company's workforce. The executive noted that while efforts are being made to "mitigate" the situation by relocating professional profiles to other tasks, the decrease in workload complicates the scenario.
This budgetary cut will initially impact 102 workers at the Seville plant in Alcalá de Guadaíra, which employs approximately 350 operators. SBS's total workforce is 1,200 people, also distributed between Madrid and Trubia (Asturias).
Page's statements come amid high tension with the Spanish Government, pending the resolution of a judicial appeal. The European subsidiary of General Dynamics will file a legal action against the Ministry of Defense with the Audiencia Nacional for the direct award of a 7.24 billion euro mega-contract for new heavy artillery armored vehicles to the UTE formed by Indra and Escribano.
SBS reiterates that the reason for legalizing the contract is to protect Spanish technology and safeguard at-risk industrial jobs. At the Eurosatory trade show, the company presented innovations such as the 8x8 Piranha Gbad armored vehicle, designed to detect and neutralize enemy drones.
