Spanish Air and Space Force

Airbus

Spanish Navy receives first NH90 MSPTs

11th June 2025

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the initial pair of NHIndustries NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters to the Flotilla de Aeronaves de la Armada Española (Spanish Naval Air Arm).

Airbus A330 MRTT

Spanish Air and Space Force Airbus A330 MRTT enters service

27th May 2025

The first Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) for the Spanish Air and Space Force entered service with the 45th Wing on April 11, 2025.

Italian Air Force

Firsts for NATO’s Tactical Leadership Programme

3rd February 2025

There were several firsts in the latest NATO Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) Flying Course at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain.

Eurofighter Typhoon

Italy and Spain order more Eurofighter Typhoons

8th January 2025

Italy and Spain placed orders for more Eurofighter Typhoons just before Christmas 2024.

Eurofighter Typhoon

Italia y España encargan más Eurofighter Typhoon

8th January 2025

Italia y España hicieron pedidos de más Eurofighter Typhoon justo antes de las Navidades de 2024.

French Air and Space Force (FASF)

Indian Air Force stages Exercise Tarang Shakti

21st August 2024

The Indian Air Force is hosting its first-ever major multinational exercise, Tarang Shakti.

Acquisitions

Spain offers second-hand Eurofighters to Colombia

14th January 2024

The Colombian Air Force received a new Eurofighter Typhoon proposal from the Spanish government in early December, with the proposed deal reportedly covering the supply of between 12-16 second-hand Tranche 2 Eurofighters from the Spanish Air and Space Force

Airbus Defence and Space

El banco de pruebas español Typhoon apoya los ensayos de la vaina Sniper

1st December 2023

La Fuerza Aérea y Espacial Española (SASF) está utilizando actualmente su Eurofighter EF-2000 Instrumented Production Aircraft 4 (IPA4) para apoyar una campaña de ensayos en vuelo centrada en la integración del pod de puntería avanzada (ATP) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper de Lockheed Martin en las flotas Typhoon empleadas por las armas aéreas de Kuwait y Qatar.

Airbus Defence and Space

Spanish Typhoon testbed supports Sniper pod trials

1st December 2023

The Spanish Air and Space Force is currently using its Eurofighter EF-2000 Instrumented Production Aircraft 4 (IPA4) to support a flight test campaign focusing on the integration of Lockheed Martin’s AN/AAQ-33 Sniper advanced targeting pod onto the Typhoon fleets employed by the air arms of Kuwait and Qatar

A-18 Hornet

Un F/A-18 español asiste a un avión siniestrado durante una emergencia en vuelo

28th March 2023

Un Boeing F/A-18A+ Hornet operado por la Fuerza Aérea y Espacial Española (SASF) y adscrito al 462 Escuadrón, componente del Ala 46 de la Base Aérea de Gando (Gran Canaria), prestó recientemente apoyo a un Airbus A321-211 de la compañía Sunclass Airlines, después de que la aeronave declarase una emergencia en vuelo por un posible problema en el tren de aterrizaje.

Airbus

Spanish F/A-18 assists stricken airliner during in-flight emergency

28th March 2023

A Spanish Air and Space Force-operated F/A-18A+ Hornet assigned to 462 Escadron – a component of Ala 46 at Gando Air Base, Gran Canaria – recently provided support to an Airbus A321-211 belonging to Sunclass Airlines, after the airliner declared an in-flight emergency due to a possible landing gear problem

FlyPast April 2023

Autogyro reproduction set to fly in Spain

16th March 2023

An airworthy reproduction of the world’s first gyroplane has been completed at Camarenilla aerodrome in Toledo, Spain

FlyPast April 2023

La reproducción del autogiro ya vuela en España

16th March 2023

En el aeródromo toledano de Camarenilla se ha completado una reproducción aeronavegable del primer autogiro del mundo.

Acquisitions

España opta por adquirir más PC-21

14th March 2023

Tras haber encargado ya un lote inicial de 24 Pilatus PC-21 turbohélice a principios de 2020, la Fuerza Aérea y Espacial Española (FEAE) ha reforzado aún más su apuesta por la plataforma con la adquisición de otros 16 ejemplares al fabricante aeronáutico suizo, lo que le convierte en el mayor operador del PC-21 en Europa.

Acquisitions

Spain opts to acquire additional PC-21s

14th March 2023

Having already ordered an initial batch of 24 turboprop-driven Pilatus PC-21s in early 2020, the Spanish Air and Space Force has further bolstered its commitment to the platform by acquiring a further 16 examples from the Swiss aircraft manufacturer, making it the largest operator of the PC-21 in Europe

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