Spanish Air and Space Force

The Space Situational Awareness and Control System provides Madrid with a variety of space prediction, GNSS, analysis and space weather data processing tools.

Madrid’s funding package positions Airbus at the center of Spain’s contribution to European defense autonomy.

Lasers, maneuvering satellites and spaceplanes are getting more attention as Western militaries look to counter threats to their space systems.

Spain has reportedly scrapped plans to acquire the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter after apparently choosing to spend the funds in Europe instead.

Turkish Aerospace is hoping to be on contract as soon as September for the first major sale of the company’s Hurjet advanced jet trainer to Spain.

Speaking to the Defense Commission of the Spanish Senate, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that Spain is budgeting €1.375 billion for the TAI Hurjet buy.

Airbus will support TAI in developing the Hurjet to meet a requirement to replace the Spanish Air Force's Northrop SF-5 lead-in fighter training aircraft.

The Spanish Air Force has taken delivery of it first Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) conversion of the Airbus A330.

Spain says TAI's Hurjet advanced jet trainer is “well positioned” to replace the country’s aging fleet of Northrop SF-5 lead-in fighter trainers.

Airbus and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia have agreed to explore the navalization of the Sirtap UAS, potentially enabling it to operate from Juan Carlos I.

Spain has provisionally selected Turkish Aerospace Industries' (TAI) Hurjet to replace its aging fleet of Northrop SF-5 lead-in fighter trainers.

Spain is acquiring another 25 Eurofighters through Madrid’s Halcon II program, adding to 20 aircraft ordered in June 2022 through the original Halcon I buy.

The Aviation Week Intelligence Network is tracking $193 billion in open opportunities for military aircraft over the next decade.

As European nations grow increasingly worried about security in the Indo-Pacific region, their air forces explore scenarios for operating there.

The Pacific deployment is intended to build interoperability between the three partner nations in the next-generation European Future Combat Air System.

Indra is to upgrade the self-protection suites of the Spanish Air Force’s Airbus C295 airlifter fleet.