Spanish Armed Forces
Combined military forces of Spain
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| 2025 | Planned commissioning of A-21, a submarine mother ship, diving support vessel, and rescue and salvage vessel with 5,000 tonnes displacement. |
| 2025 | Planned commissioning of S 82 attack submarine with a displacement of 3,700 tonnes. |
| 2024 | An F/A-18 Hornet crashed, reducing the active fleet of 70 aircraft. |
| January 2024 | Spanish Navy fleet partially updated, with approximately 139 vessels in service, including various ship types such as an amphibious assault ship, frigates, submarines, and patrol vessels, with a total displacement of approximately 225,000 tonnes. |
| January 9 2024 | The Space Command was formally established within the Spanish Air and Space Force. |
| 2023 | Deliveries of Airbus H135 rotorcraft trainers began, with 7 additional units scheduled to be delivered between 2023 and 2026. |
| 2023 | Patrol boat P84 Isla Pinto acquired and based at Melilla, representing a recent addition to the Spanish Navy's patrol vessel fleet. |
| June 2022 | The Spanish Government announced the renaming of the Spanish Air Force to the Spanish Air and Space Force. |
| 2017 | Spanish Armed Forces had a total strength of 121,900 active personnel and 4,770 reserve personnel, highlighting the professional composition of the military force. |
| 2015 | Defense budget increased to 5.71 billion euros (US$7.2 billion), representing a 1% increase due to growing security concerns in the country. |
| 2014 | Salvage tug Carnota (A61) originally acquired, updated in 2023. |
| July 2014 | The Spanish Air Force joined the European Air Transport Command, headquartered at Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherlands, expanding its international military cooperation. |
| 2011 | Spain participates in the military intervention against Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, contributing multiple military assets including fighter jets, a frigate, a submarine, and surveillance aircraft. |
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