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August 17, 2026
Ricardo Guerra, Exercise Physiologist with a Master's in Sports Physiology from Liverpool John Moores University. Spanish version: The FIFA physiological war against Argentina…
Here's what it was like watching a total solar eclipse 90 minutes north of Madrid.
By: Jose Luis Martín Enriquez Spain has one of the most advanced aerial firefighting fleets in Europe, coordinated between the General State Administration…
The war in Ukraine is, without doubt, a perfect laboratory for testing the state of the art of current weapons systems and logistics, but we must not carry out a biased analysis or…
After four days of strikes, ground handling provider Swissport and the Spanish union Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) reached an agreement before the Balearic arbitration court Tamib on a…
Video: 01:10:42 We broadcast live from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre in Spain as a total solar eclipse crossed Europe on 12 August 2026. The path of totality swept across Greenland…
AW | 2026 08 17 10:19 | AIRLINES New airline based in Santiago de Compostela The Spanish startup Fly2Galicia will connect the Galician capital with five European cities and three Spanish…
Wildfires are raging in Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Germany. The EU is reinforcing its fleet with new Canadair DHC-515s, while a new aircraft signals the future of aerial firefighting.
Air Europa continues expanding its network of European destinations with the addition of Düsseldorf to its map of…
The shooting down of an attack drone by an F-18M from Wing 12 of the Air Force in Romanian airspace amounts to more than just the first kill by a Spanish fighter since joining…
Byline: Infoespacial Baker McKenzie lawyers, new interlocutors with Airbus unionsIn parallel, the group has hired the law firm Baker McKenzie to have a team of lawyers lead…
Byline: Infodefensa Baker McKenzie takes over talks with Airbus unionsAt the same time, the group has hired the law firm Baker McKenzie to have a team of lawyers personally lead…
A Spanish Air Force F-18 Hornet, deployed on NATO's Air Policing mission in Romania, shot down a drone that had violated Romanian airspace. The incident…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- According to traffic data released on August 12, 2026, the Spanish airport network reaches the midpoint of the year with demand once again exceeding estimates…
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In the early hours of yesterday, F-18M Hornets from the Spanish Air and Space Force's “Paznic” Tactical Air Detachment scored their first drone shot down in Romania. The…
Since October 7, 2023 (an attempted genocide by Arab Hamas terrorists against Israelis), Muslim and left-wing Jew-hatred has been exploding worldwide. Israel's ambassador to Germany…
But, as we know, a twist of fate later crossed the company's path once again toward the public sector and governmental and political control. Before that, though, the new group…
The HII Newport News Shipbuilding yard successfully completed acceptance trials for the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy CVN-79, a milestone reached almost at the same time as the White House…
NATO opens the competition to design its future NGRC medium helicopter without Spain's participation
The company had not taken part in the earlier concept studies on the same terms as the other three manufacturers, but it has passed the pre-qualification stage and now receives the same…
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August 16, 2026
France has equipped its Gendarmerie, a force equivalent in Spain to the Guardia Civil or in Italy to the Carabinieri, with resources as significant as high-capacity 4x4 armored vehicles. Its…
A Spanish Air and Space Force EF-18 Hornet shot down a drone that had violated Romanian airspace in the early hours of this Sunday, 16 August…
The project aims to connect Galicia with Europe, though questions remain about the rollout.
The project aims to connect Galicia with Europe, although questions remain about the rollout.
Since the start of the Russian invasion, more than thirty drones have violated the country's airspace, while the one shot down this morning would be the fourth aircraft downed in territory…
A Spanish Air and Space Force F/A-18 Hornet shot down a drone over southeastern Romania in the early… The post Spanish F-18 shoots down drone over Romania after approach via Moldova appeared first…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- A Spanish F-18 deployed in Romania used live weapons against a drone that entered the allied country's airspace in the early hours of August 16. The…
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A Boeing EF-18 Hornet fighter of the Ejército del Aire y del Espacio shot down a drone that violated Romanian airspace during NATO's Air Policing mission. This is the fourth…
With the recent signing of the National Security Presidential Memorandum, President Donald Trump proposes the construction of combat ships and additional units for the United…
August 15, 2026
The Spanish Army recently formalized agreements for the purchase of hundreds of all-terrain tactical vehicles and heavy logistics transport vehicles. The three contracts, at their…
The situation is at a standstill at Airbus Spain, with no negotiating table open between unions and the company to reach a deal that would demobilise staff from next Monday the 24th…
