Etiqueta: Spain
The Spanish Navy frigate Santa María conducted exercises with the Omani Navy patrol vessel Shinas as part of Operation Atalanta
As part of its deployment in the Indian Ocean for the European Union’s Operation “Atalanta,” the Spanish Navy frigate Santa María (F-81) recently arrived in Salalah, Oman. During this stopover on November 12, various logistical and cooperative activities were conducted to strengthen regional maritime...
Two EF-18 Hornets from the Spanish Air and Space Force responded to the presence of a Russian drone in Romania
Two EF-18 Hornet fighter-bombers from the Spanish Air and Space Force, operating in Romania as part of Detachment Paznic, were deployed to respond to the presence of a Russian drone detected by the Romanian and NATO surveillance systems.
According to the Spanish General Staff of...
The Spanish Navy frigates Blas de Lezo and Canarias monitored the navigation of a Russian Kilo-class submarine in the Mediterranean
Between September 4 and 11, the Spanish Navy frigates Blas de Lezo and Canarias monitored the navigation of the Russian Kilo-class submarine B-261 Novorossiysk in the Bay of Biscay. Following instructions from the Commander of the Maritime Operations Command (MOM), they accompanied the submarine...
Spain confirms the immediate transfer of a MIM-23 HAWK missile battery to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The last Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting was held at Ramstein Air Base, in Germany, and new announcements were made regarding the transfer and provision of equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Among them, Spain, through its Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, confirmed...
Reform, Better Without the Spotlight
M. Manav Gambhir González. Journalist and political scientist specializing in institutional communication and public affairs.
Since the beginning of the democratic transition, relations between defense and the press have been naturalizing, with a general trend towards openness by the Armed Forces (FAS) that was not...
A commission from the Indian Navy will visit Spain to evaluate Navantia’s S-80 submarines
At the end of June, a commission from the Indian Navy will visit Navantia's facilities in Cartagena, Spain, to evaluate various aspects of the proposal for constructing new submarines under Project 75(I). This program aims to develop advanced conventional submarines with Air Independent Propulsion...
Fighter jets EF-18 Hornets from the Spanish Air Force escorted B-52H bombers from the United States Air Force
Thanks to a recent series of photographs released by the United States Air Force, it has been confirmed the participation of the Spanish Air and Space Force EF-18 Hornet fighter-bombers in one of the most recent deployments of B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers in Europe....
The deployment of the B-1B Lancer bombers of the U.S. Air Force in Spain concludes
According to a new statement from the United States Air Force, the B-1B Lancer bombers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron have returned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, upon concluding Bomber Task Force 24-2 at Morón Air Base, Spain.
The deployed bombers were...
