18-Dec-25 - The Spanish Ministry of Defence has ordered 100 helicopters from Airbus’s Albacete facility, including 50 H145M, 31 additional NH90s, 13 H135s, and six VIP-configured H175s for the three armed services. #Spain
30-Jul-25 - The Spanish Navy’s 14th Naval Air Squadron ‘Sable’ has received the first two of seven NH90 MSPT maritime transport helicopters at its base in Rota, to replace both the AB212 and SH-60F in logistics and amphibious support roles #Sable
29-May-25 - The Spanish Navy officially received the first two NH90 MSPT (Multi-Role Support Transport) helicopters for its new 14th Air Naval Squadron from the Airbus Albacete facility. These helicopters will replace the SH-60F Seahawk and AB212 models #NH90
09-Dec-24 - The Spanish Navy’s new trainer helicopter, the Airbus H135P3H of the 12th Air Naval Squadron, achieved another milestone with its first deployments aboard the amphibious ship LPD Castilla (L52) and the combat support ship BAC Cantabria (A15) #H135
06-May-24 - US Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets toured and observed a live demonstration at the Spanish military’s underwater egress training facility at Rota Naval Base #underwater
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
