Directorate-General for Armament and Material of Spain

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defence procurement agency government agency

The Directorate-General for Armament and Material of Spain is the Spanish defence ministry body responsible for planning, procuring, and managing the armed forces’ weapons systems, equipment, and related technological programs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Directorate-General for Armament and Material of Spain canonical	1
Directorate-General for Armament and Materiel of Spain	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10184186 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Directorate-General for Armament and Material of Spain
Context triple: [Secretariat of State for Defence (Spain), oversees, Directorate-General for Armament and Material of Spain]

A. Secretariat of State for Defence of Spain
The Secretariat of State for Defence of Spain is a senior governmental body within the Spanish Ministry of Defence responsible for directing and managing national defence policy, military planning, and defence resources.
B. Ministry of Defence of Spain
The Ministry of Defence of Spain is the government department responsible for planning, directing, and executing the country’s national defense and military policy.
C. Defence Staff of Spain
The Defence Staff of Spain is the senior military body that provides strategic direction, coordination, and joint operational planning for the Spanish Armed Forces under the authority of the government.
D. Spanish Ministry of War
The Spanish Ministry of War was the government department of the Spanish monarchy responsible for directing and administering its land armed forces and military affairs at home and across the empire.
E. Spanish Armed Forces
The Spanish Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Spain, comprising the Army, Navy, and Air and Space Force responsible for national defense and international missions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Directorate-General for Armament and Material of Spain
Target entity description: The Directorate-General for Armament and Material of Spain is the Spanish defence ministry body responsible for planning, procuring, and managing the armed forces’ weapons systems, equipment, and related technological programs.

A. Secretariat of State for Defence of Spain
The Secretariat of State for Defence of Spain is a senior governmental body within the Spanish Ministry of Defence responsible for directing and managing national defence policy, military planning, and defence resources.
B. Ministry of Defence of Spain
The Ministry of Defence of Spain is the government department responsible for planning, directing, and executing the country’s national defense and military policy.
C. Defence Staff of Spain
The Defence Staff of Spain is the senior military body that provides strategic direction, coordination, and joint operational planning for the Spanish Armed Forces under the authority of the government.
D. Spanish Ministry of War
The Spanish Ministry of War was the government department of the Spanish monarchy responsible for directing and administering its land armed forces and military affairs at home and across the empire.
E. Spanish Armed Forces
The Spanish Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Spain, comprising the Army, Navy, and Air and Space Force responsible for national defense and international missions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defence procurement agency ⓘ government agency ⓘ
aim	modernization of Spanish Armed Forces equipment ⓘ standardization and interoperability of military systems ⓘ support to national defence technological and industrial base ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Spanish defence industry ⓘ international defence organizations ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
employer	civil servants of the Spanish Ministry of Defence ⓘ military personnel of the Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ
fieldOfWork	armament ⓘ defence technology ⓘ military logistics ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of Spain ⓘ
hasRole	coordinate defence industrial and technological policy in armament matters ⓘ ensure availability of armament and material for Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Spain ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Madrid ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Spain ⓘ linked to: Spanish government
languageOfWork	Spanish ⓘ
legalForm	directorate-general ⓘ
nativeName	Dirección General de Armamento y Material ⓘ
oversees	defence research and development programs ⓘ military equipment acquisition ⓘ weapons systems acquisition ⓘ
parentOrganization	Spanish Ministry of Defence ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Defence of Spain
partOf	Secretariat of State for Defence of Spain ⓘ
responsibility	logistics support for armament and material ⓘ management of defence technological programs ⓘ management of military equipment for the Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ planning of military armament programs ⓘ procurement of weapons systems for the Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ
sector	defence ⓘ public administration ⓘ
shortName	DGAM ⓘ
subordinateTo	Minister of Defence of Spain ⓘ Secretary of State for Defence of Spain ⓘ
topic	Spanish defence policy ⓘ military procurement in Spain ⓘ
websiteLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
worksFor	Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ