Defensa.com magazine dedicates an in-depth feature to ARQUIMEA in its Defense Industry Yearbook 2026, reviewing the company’s more than two decades of experience and its leadership in autonomous systems, smart loitering munitions and multi-domain interceptors.
The article, written by Elena Valle, presents ARQUIMEA as a leading Spanish technology company in demanding sectors such as Defense and Security, Space, Aeronautics and New Technologies, able to cover the entire product life cycle: from design and development to manufacturing, integration and customer support.
In-house technology and a growing industrial base
The feature highlights the combination of research, engineering and industrialization as one of the company’s main strengths. It underlines the role of the ARQUIMEA Technology Center, where more than a hundred researchers work in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous systems, sensors, cybersecurity and quantum technologies.
It also points to the strengthening of the company’s production capabilities to meet growing international demand for multi-domain drones, as well as its capacity to manufacture more than 3,000 turbojet engines per month for cruise missiles and jet-powered drones.
Loitering munitions and counter-drone defense
Defensa.com describes ARQUIMEA as a European leader in smart loitering munitions with its Q-SLAM family (Q-SLAM-5, 40, 80, 100 and 200), with ranges from 3 to 300 km. It also devotes a special section to Tábano, the company’s C-UAS operational concept, which integrates sensors, command and control, and interceptors (Q-FOX, Q-SLAM-5i and Q-SLAM-40) to neutralize aerial threats within seconds.
Solutions for land, sea and air
The article also covers the company’s naval portfolio, including the S-WISE autonomous underwater vehicle and the Kronos system, and highlights the ability to integrate its solutions into land vehicles, vessels, aerial platforms and multiple launchers within multi-domain architectures.
International presence
Finally, the feature highlights ARQUIMEA’s presence in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, concluding that the company embodies the potential of a Spanish industry capable of developing its own technology, industrializing it and competing in global markets, contributing to a more sovereign and resilient European defense.