14-Feb-24 - The Spanish Air Force has initiated qualifications for its new NH90 Lobo search and rescue helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I of the Spanish Navy #Lobo
23-Nov-23 - The Spanish Navy will receive 7 Maritime Spanish Tactical Transport Helicopters (MSPT) NH90s, which will be completed by Airbus Albacete. These helicopters are intended to replace the current SH-60F Seahawk and AB212 fleet in the amphibious support role #MSPT
28-Oct-23 - The Spanish Navy received the first of 7 new Airbus H135/EC135P3H helicopters from Airbus Albacete. Named “Nival”, it will be operated by the new 12th Squadron to replace the Hughes 500 helicopters of the 6th Squadron #H135
18-Oct-23 - Spain’s Deputy Directorate General of Inspection, Regulation, and Defense Industrial Strategy (INREID) has certified the Alpha Unmanned Systems A900 helicopter drone for operation within the fleet of aircraft belonging to the Armed Forces. #drones
13-Oct-23 - Lockheed Martin receives contract award for eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters for the Spanish Navy. Last year the US State Department approved the $950M foreign military sale (FMS) program to replace the current SH-60B fleet #Seahawks
20-Sep-23 - Spanish manufacturer Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS) has completed the integration of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) A900 with the Spanish Navy offshore patrol vessel (OPV) BAM Furor (P-46) #drones
26-Jun-22 - After more than 55 years of service and over 100,000 flight hours, the Spanish Navy retired the last Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters #SeaKing
15-Mar-22 - US State Dept approved possible foreign military sale (FMS) of 8 Sikorsky MH-60R maritime helicopters to the Spanish Navy valued $950M. The aircraft are intended for replace the SH-60B of 10th Naval Squadron #Seahawks
24-Dec-21 - Airbus Spain will deliver starting next year 11 H135 to the Spanish Air Force (replacing S-76) and 7 to the Navy (replace MD500). Another 18 will be delivered to the National Police and Civil Guard (Bo105/Bk117) #H135
26-Dec-20 - Indra get 7-year €111M contract to equip 23 Spanish Army, Air Force and Navy NH90 GSPA and MSPT helicopters with a complete self-protection suite including missile alert sensors (MWS), laser alert (LWS) and the chaff and flare dispenser systems (CMDS) #Indra
23-Nov-19 - Indra tested its Pelicano drone during the OCEAN 2020 naval exercise and the first prototype of its European Maritime Operations Center in Brussels #OCEAN2020
19-Nov-19 - The first of the European funded OCEAN2020 demonstration taken place in the Mediterranean with Italian Frigates Fasan and Martinengo with Leonardo’ remote piloted helicopters AW HERO and SW-4 Solo. The second demonstration will take place in 2020 in the Baltic Sea #OCEAN2020
04-Dec-18 - FMS contract for refurbishment of four ex US Navy SH-60F Seahawks for the Spanish Navy. Will be delivered by 2021 and used in the transport role as SH-3G replacements #Seahawks
