Spain has cancelled a contract to buy 168 firing posts and 1,680 anti-tank missiles from Israeli defence company Rafael, according to Spanish media.

The deal was worth 287.5 million euros ($327m), El Pais reported, cited unnamed government sources.

The equipment had been set to be manufactured in Spain under licence from Rafael.

Spanish defence ministry sources told AFP that Madrid had “begun a process to revoke licences of Israeli origin” and was working to redirect its procurement programmes “with the goal of achieving greater technological independence and autonomy”.

In April, Spain cancelled a contract to buy bullets from IMI Systems, another Israeli firm. The move was heavily condemned by Israel.