Spain unveils its first cruise missile with range of over 300 km
Squall missile (photo: Indra)
Indra has unveiled the first fully Spanish-made Squall cruise missile at the UNVEX exhibition in Murcia. The weapon is designed to strike command posts, air defense systems, and military infrastructure at ranges of more than 300 km, Army Recognition reports.
First fully Spanish cruise missile
On September 16, 2026, Indra unveiled the Squall missile at the UNVEX exhibition in San Javier, Murcia. The missile is being developed by Indra Weapons & Ammunition, while production is planned to take place in Spain with the participation of other industrial partners.
Squall will become the first fully Spanish-made land- and sea-launched cruise missile, unlike the Taurus KEPD 350 missiles already in service with Spain. The Taurus is a German-Swedish development, although Spanish industry has participated in the production of certain components and integration.
Squall's stated range exceeds 300 km, and the missile is designed for low-altitude flight and navigation resistant to GNSS signal jamming and spoofing. Indra says it uses several guidance and navigation methods to counter jamming and electronic warfare but has not disclosed the specific sensors.
The company has also not disclosed the missile's speed, dimensions, launch weight, engine type, warhead weight, or cruising altitude.
Why Spain needs its own cruise missile
According to Indra's concept, Squall's main advantage is not its range itself but its low cost, which should make it possible to purchase large numbers of missiles for simultaneous mass strikes.
Squall will also offer launch flexibility, with the ability to be fired from ramps, containers, tactical vehicles, and ships. This would allow ground units to disperse, receive target coordinates, launch the missile, and relocate without involving aircraft, unlike the Taurus, which requires an EF-18 aircraft for deployment.
Indra has not disclosed the target unit cost of Squall, although this figure, together with the production rate, will determine whether the missile becomes a truly mass-produced saturation weapon or remains available only in limited numbers.
The development of low-cost cruise missiles for mass strikes has recently been gaining momentum in other European countries as well. In August, a Romanian company successfully tested the AI-powered Sahara cruise missile, which is also intended as a low-cost alternative to conventional long-range strike weapons.
At the same time, the issue of Germany supplying Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine remains unresolved. In late August, there were calls in Germany to threaten Russia with transferring these missiles to Kyiv in response to hybrid attacks on German infrastructure.
