New Market Research Report: Spain Defence & Security Report Q1 2013

New Defense market report from Business Monitor International: "Spain Defence & Security Report Q1 2013"

by Bill Thompson

(WireNews+Co) - Boston, MA - 07 January 2013

BMI's Spain Defence & Security Report for Q1 2013 examines the country's strategic posture, its defence industry and its defence procurement plans.

The report examines the overall structure of the Spanish armed forces, their orders of battle and command structures. It analyses the processes of defence reform which have occurred in Spain to reorient its defence posture away from only guarding NATO's southern flank to becoming an expeditionary force which can intervene in conflicts and crises around the world.

In addition, the report examines trends in Spanish defence spending and the defence budget as a whole for the country, in addition to the value of the country's defence imports and exports.

In terms of the report's key findings, BMI believes that the most serious issue facing the Spanish defence sector at present is balancing the country's procurement aspirations and its strategic posture with the financial strictures facing the government. The report notes that a number of major procurement programmes are ongoing for new defence equipment in Spain, including the procurement of armoured vehicles and combat aircraft. In addition, the report outlines recent changes to the Spanish armed forces order-to-battle to make them more agile in responding to sudden crises. Moreover, the report also notes that Madrid is tentatively looking beyond the country's involvement in Afghanistan towards future conflicts that its armed forces may be faced to tackle.

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Because of the significant government spending cuts being implemented by the Spanish government, defence activity has slowed considerably in Q113. Therefore, BMI has not made any significant changes to its report.

Partial Table of Contents:

SWOT Analysis

- Spain Political SWOT - Spain Economic SWOT- Spain Business Environment SWOT

Global Political Outlook

Europe Security Overview

- The Strategic Outlook For The 2010s - Europe In A Global Context - Europe's Key Security Issues Over The Coming Decade - The Future Of The Eurozone And EU - EU Expansion - NATO Expansion And Relations With The US - Post-Qadhafi Libya - Relations With Russia - Relations With Turkey - The Balkans - Organised Crime - Islamist Terrorism - The Greater Black Sea Region- The Armenia-Azerbaijan Dispute

Security Risk Analysis

- BMI's Security Ratings - Table: Europe Security Risk Ratings- Table: Europe State Terrorism Vulnerability To Terrorism Index

Political Overview

- Domestic Politics- Long-Term Political Outlook

Spain Security Overview

- Internal Security - Domestic Terrorism - Table: Background Brief - ETA - Corruption - Latest Developments - External Security - International Terrorism- Timeline: External Threats

Armed Forces And Government Spending

- Defence Decision Making - Grand Strategy - Order of Battle - Defence Modernisation - International Deployments And Joint Exercises - Table: Spain's Foreign Deployments- Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Market Overview

- Arms Trade Overview

Industry Forecast Scenario

- Armed Forces - Table: Spain's Armed Forces, 2002-2009 ('000 personnel, unless otherwise stated) - Table: Spain's Available Manpower For Military Services, 2010-2017 (aged 16-49) - Government Expenditure - Table: Spain's Government Defence Expenditure, 2010-2017 - Table: Spain's Defence Expenditure Scenario - Changing % Of GDP, 2010-2017 (US$mn) - Defence Trade

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