Overview
- The government launched the process Monday by presenting the plans and opening a 15‑day online public consultation to gather industry and civil‑society input.
- Ministers intend to replace the 2014 decree with a technical regulation that speeds processing, clarifies licence types, and updates the technical list to cover drones, AI and other new technologies.
- A key change is greater use of 'licencias generales' to ease transfers inside the EU and EEA so routine shipments and maintenance moves can be handled with fewer individual permits.
- Officials say the rewrite will not change Law 53/2007 or Spain's international obligations and will explicitly leave the September military embargo on Israel in place.
- The reform follows a rise in exports and licensing pressure—Spain reported about €3.49 billion in defence sales in 2024—and will move to a summer draft, interministerial reviews and a target entry into force in 2027.