Laser-guided point-defense system under development for Spanish Navy vesselsNewsDan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded SystemsSpanish naval ship Juan Carlos I via IndraMADRID, Spain. Indra is leading a 51 million euro program to develop a shipboard point-defense system using laser-guided missiles for Spanish Navy vessels, the company announced in a statement. The Shipborne Launcher System (SILAEM) Special Modernisation Programme will produce a stand-alone version and a configuration integrated with the Spanish Navy’s SCOMBA combat-management system, the statement reads. Indra says the system will use an open architecture to connect with sensors and equipment produced by multiple manufacturers. The system is being developed to support layered ship defense against multiple simultaneous threats at different ranges, the statement adds.