Infodefensa
Spanish-language defence industry news outlet
Infodefensa reported in September 2026 that Arquimea's Q-Slam 40 had flown from a Spanish Navy robot boat during the REPMUS26 exercise in Portugal, calling it the company's first launch from a naval drone.
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Infodefensa is a Madrid-based news outlet covering defence and security in Spanish, with editions for Spain and Latin America. Its publisher, Information and Design solutions (IDS), also runs infoespacial.com and infodron.es, covering space and drones. Grupo Metalia acquired IDS in March 2024.
In September 2026 Infodefensa reported that Arquimea had put a Q-Slam 40 into the air from an uncrewed Spanish Navy boat during REPMUS26, the uncrewed-systems exercise in Portugal that ran from 31 August to 25 September, and described it as the company's first launch from a naval drone.
Infodefensa is a trade outlet with close access to the Spanish defence industry. Its Arquimea report rests largely on company statements and gives no date for the launch within the exercise, so it records what a firm says it did rather than Independent confirmation. Readers should weigh its industry scoops the same way.