Spain Launches Major Defense-Industry Expansion with New FMG Munitions Hub

Spain has taken a significant step in scaling its defense-industrial capacity with the launch of a new FMG munitions warehouse and expansion site in the Vadollano industrial zone, near Linares (Jaén). The investment—valued in the tens of millions of euros—goes beyond storage infrastructure: it establishes a platform for growth in ammunition and component manufacturing, with a phased workforce build-out expected to reach up to 200 new jobs. The first employment wave is targeted for 2026.

The facility reinforces FMG’s ambition to deepen domestic industrial capability while reducing dependence on foreign storage and supply nodes. Its modular design is built for forward scaling, enabling additional production lines to be integrated without disrupting core security architecture.

Vadollano remains a strategic choice. Once a mining-and-metalworking powerhouse and one of Andalusia’s historic industrial engines, the region still offers a high-skilled labour base, reliable logistics corridors, and a manufacturing tradition that matches the technical demands of modern munitions programmes.

The Secretary of State for Defence, Amparo Valcarce, and Francisco Reyes, President of the Provincial Council of Jaén, toured the new grounds, calling the development “a reinforcement of national capability and a direct economic catalyst for the region.”

FMG officials stated that the project is part of a broader effort to strengthen Spain’s strategic autonomy, support regional economic revival, and secure a stable pipeline of skilled defense-sector talent.