Spain, April 27 -- An Airbus-led group of Spanish companies presented today the industrial programme of the Spanish Air and Space Force's new Integrated Combat Training System (ITS-C). The programme, for which a contract was awarded in December 2025, will replace the current fleet of F-5 aircraft and will include a 60% participation of national industry.The ITS-C programme, based on a co-development agreement between Airbus, as the prime contractor, and Turkish Aerospace (TA), as the manufacturer of the HURJET training aircraft, covers the entire advanced training process for Spanish fighter pilots. This ranges from the Spanish-specification customisation of the 30-aircraft fleet-designated nationally as the SAETA II-to the provision of an ...