It was reported on the website of the Spanish daily on January 2 that the conflict in Ukraine and the subsequent commitments reached with NATO at the Madrid Summit constituted a catalyst for the budget of the armed forces. In recent years, various governments have been cutting defense expenditure to the minimum, focusing on military equipment procurement and upgrading projects, without taking into account some projects essential for the country to maintain influence and capacity in an increasingly complex geopolitical environment. It can be seen from the latest national total budget that the budget of the Spanish Ministry of Defense in 2023 is 26.3% higher than that in 2022, increasing from 10.152 billion euros to 12.825 billion euros, which has led to complaints from the ruling partner "We Can" party, which has warned that "it will monitor every euro spent". This expenditure accounts for 1.2% of GDP, which is far from the 2% that Prime Minister Sanchez promised to achieve in 2029. This growth took place at one of the most critical moments for any of the three services of the Spanish army. Replacing Harrier and Harrier fighters is still one of the most important issues for the Ministry of Defense. The service life of this type of aircraft is coming to an end - less than 8 years left - and there is still no substitute. The loss of the fixed wing aircraft on the amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I would be a huge setback. In the general national budget, 90 million euros will be allocated in 2023 for the "AV-8B and C.15M replacement aircraft (Phase II)". AV-8B refers to the Harrier fighter. Another unfinished task of the Ministry of Defense in anti submarine warfare is to replace the P-3 Orion anti submarine aircraft. On December 1 last year, the last aircraft of this type was announced to retire. The alternative model selected by the Ministry of Defense is the antisubmarine C-295, which is manufactured by Airbus in Seville, with a total of four aircrafts costing 170 million euros. In the year of S-80 submarine, S-80 submarine project is one of the largest naval projects received by Spanish industry recently. The budget allocated to the Navandia Shipyard in Cartagena in 2023 is 204 million euros, and the first S-81 "Isaac Peral" must be completed with this money. F-110 frigate F-110 frigate will become the next generation main warship of the Spanish navy. In 2023, a total of 487.9 million euros will be allocated, including 339.9 million euros for production and 148 million euros for the project itself. In the 2023 budget, the Ministry of Defense will allocate 1.4 billion euros to update the Patriot missile system affiliated to the Army. (Outlook New Times)