El Snorkel – The Integrated Combat System of the S-80 Plus class submarines is the true “heart of the warrior.” (In Spanish)
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Category Archives: SpanishNavy
The presence of a Spanish military ship in Melilla arouses indignation in Morocco
Bladi.net – A Spanish Navy military ship is currently carrying out a mission in the Melilla region. Its presence in the enclave has not been viewed favourably by Morocco.
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The First S-80-Plus Class Submarine Will Launch New Era For Spanish Navy
Naval News – S-81 Isaac Peral is one of the largest non-nuclear submarines in the world. The long-range 2,965 ton boat will bring new capabilities to the Spanish Navy and is being offered on the export market. Uniquely for a Western non-nuclear submarine it is equipped to launch Tomahawk missiles.
Inside the first ‘narco-submarine’ caught after crossing the Atlantic
Wall Street Journal – Law-enforcement authorities say a vessel seized in Spain that was carrying tons of cocaine represents a new tactic in trafficking to Europe.
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Spanish Navy’s LPD Galicia Tasked With Covid-19 Relief Mission
– Naval News – The Spanish Ministry of Defence has asked the Spanish Navy (Armada Española) to activate the Galicia (L51) landing platform dock (LPD) to support the medical capability of the autonomous city of Mellila in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic.
Spanish Frigate Drops Out of Lincoln Strike Group Over U.S. Iran Stance
– USNI News – A Spanish guided-missile frigate is temporarily dropping out to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group over the U.S. shift in operations toward Iran.
Spanish Shipbuilder Navantia Showcases F-100 Frigate Design
– USNI News – Spanish shipbuilding firm Navantia is showcasing the utility of its F-100 frigate design to the U.S. Navy ahead of the Spanish Armada deploying one with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group this spring.
Spanish Frigate to Join Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group on Upcoming Deployment
– USNI News – A Spanish frigate will deploy with USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and attached to its carrier strike group on a deployment from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. later this year.
Spain’s new submarine ‘too big for its dock’
– BBC – An attempt to deploy a new submarine for Spain’s navy has run aground again, after it emerged it cannot fit in its dock.
Aegis Weapon System Sales To Spanish, Australian Navies Approved By U.S. State Department
– USNI News – Spain has received U.S. State Department approval for an estimated $860.4-million purchase of five Aegis Weapons Systems to install on five frigates, and Australia was approved for a $185-million Aegis purchase of its own.
Spanish Navy – Spain Asks U.S. for More Help to Fix Flawed Sub
– USNI News – In a recent U.S. visit, the Spanish Secretary of State for Defense Pedro Argüelles asked American officials for more help to correct design problems with its S-80 diesel-electric submarine program.
Spanish Navy – Spain just spent $680 million on a submarine that can’t swim
– Quartz – One of Spain’s largest defense splurges may also be one of its most embarrassing. After spending nearly one-third of a $3 billion budget to build four of the world’s most advanced submarines, the project’s engineers have run into a problem: the submarines are so heavy that they would sink to the bottom of the ocean.
Spanish Navy – Spain's Aircraft Carrier Begins Air-naval Certification Campaign
– Defense Technology International – The Juan Carlos I, Spain’s amphibious aircraft carrier launched on September 30, 2010, is undergoing year-long sea trials and last week started the process of gaining its air-naval certification.
Spanish Navy – Spanish Navy receives its largest warship 'Juan Carlos I'
– Brahmand – The Spanish Navy has received its largest multi-role warship ‘Juan Carlos I’ from the country’s leading ship-building company Navanita.
Spanish Navy – Spanish Sub Fleet Back to Two, up from One
Defense Technology International – Spanish Sub Fleet Back to Two, up from One
Spain’s submarine fleet is beginning to regain operational capacity a year after the serious accident aboard the Tramontana in which water began infiltrating the hull while it was 300m deep and 15 nautical miles off the coast of Cartagena. The crew were able to get the submarine back to port. The incident led to the temporary withdrawal of the four submarines of the Agosta-class in order to review them.
Spanish Navy – Spanish Navy Orders New Fleet Replenishment Ship
Sea Power – Naval news from the Spanish, United Arab Emirates, Turkish, Swedish, and Latvian navies.
Spanish Navy – Spain and Russia to stage joint exercises
UPI – Spanish and Russian officials announced Tuesday that the two nations will have joint naval exercises next year.
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Spanish Navy – Spain 'secretly backed coup by sending warships'
The Times – There was growing speculation in Madrid last night that the centre-right Government of JosÈ MarÌa Aznar, defeated by the socialists in elections in March, supported secret plans to stage a coup in Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish colony. The Spanish had sent a naval task force to aid the coup.
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