Spain Drops F-35B along with Carrier-Based Fighter Plans
Madrid will phase out its AV-8B+ Harrier jets without F-35B replacement, leaving Spain without carrier-based fixed-wing aviation for at least a decade.
Juan Carlos 1 News
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Airbus and Navantia Initiate a Project to Deploy UAV on LHD
Airbus and Navantia have reached an agreement to investigate the integration of SIRTAP UAVs aboard the Spanish Navy’s Juan Carlos I multi-purpose LHD vessel.
Navy / Maritime
TCG ANADOLU L400 Commissioned
TCG ANADOLU Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD) is commissioned today at the Turkish Navy. The vessel will soon serve as the flagship of the Navy.
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Navy Receives TCG Anadolu Amphibious Assault Ship
The Turkish Navy has officially received the TCG Anadolu L400 amphibious assault ship from the Defence Industry Agency as the crew began pre-mission training.
Navy / Maritime
Engine and Transmission
Anadolu May Not Experience Juan Carlos I's Problems
Problems experienced in the Spanish Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Juan Carlos I due to propulsion system malfunction came to the fore.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner 22 Begun
NATO's Exercise Dynamic Mariner, with the broadest participation in the Mediterranean in 2022, began on September 11 from Aksaz Naval Base.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Turkey may launch Aircraft Carrier Programme with Spain
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Spanish President Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon held a joint news conference.
Navy / Maritime
TCG Anadolu: in 2022 but not before March
TCG Anadolu is under construction. The pandemic caused a major delay in construction, but the Turkish industry is working hard to deliver it early.
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