The video and a series of photos of the Spanish Armed Forces Day 2023 parade

@DefAviation ES 6·03·2023 · 19:34 0

This morning the central act of the Day of the Armed Forces of Spain took place in the city of Granada, with an aerial and ground parade.

The images of the Spanish Armed Forces in the impressive aeronaval parade in Motril
The Patrulla Águila explains the smoke system of its C-101 to draw the Spanish Flag

The act began, as usual, with the arrival of HH.MM. the King and the Queen. Next, H.M. King Felipe VI reviewed the Group of Honors of the Royal Guard, greeted the civil and military authorities, a solemn hoisting of the National Flag and a tribute to those who gave their life for Spain. After that, the air and ground parade began, in which members of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Royal Guard, the Civil Guard, the Military Emergency Unit and the the Royal Brotherhood of Veterans of the Armed Forces and the Civil Guard.

You can see here the press dossier of the parade (PDF) which indicates all the units participating in the parade. And here you can see the complete video of the parade, broadcast by Televisión Española and broadcast on YouTube by the Ministry of Defence:

Below you can see a selection of the photos of this parade published by the Spanish Army, the Royal House and the Ministry of Defense.

Soldiers of the Group of Regulars of Ceuta No. 54 of the Spanish Army before the parade.

Members of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) with one of their dogs.

Two members of the Naval Police, framed in the Marine Infantry, forming part of the security device of the parade.

Members of the Music Unit of the Brigade "Guzmán el Bueno" X of the Spanish Army, before the parade.

Five VAMTAC ST-5s from the Marine Infantry and more than a dozen Santana Aníbal SUVs from the Ejército de Tierra before the start of the parade.

H.M. the King reviewing the Group of Honors of the Royal Guard.

H.M. the King saluting the National Flag during the troop review.

A corporal from the Aerobatic Parachuting Patrol of the Air Force (PAPEA) descending by parachute with the National Flag raised during the parade.

H.M. the King greeting an officer of the Aerobatic Parachute Patrol of the Air Force (PAPEA) .

The Group of Honors of the Royal Guard with their rifles raised to fire the salute of honor during the tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain.

H.M. the King placing a wreath at the foot of the mast with the Spanish Flag during the homage to those who gave their lives for Spain.

The C-101 Aviojets of the Patrulla Águila of the Spanish Air Force making their pass with trails of smoke in the colors of the Spanish Flag, at the moment when the tribute to those who gave their life for Spain

HH.MM. the King and the Queen in the gallery from which they presided over the parade.

A formation of eight EF-18M fighters from the 12th Wing and the 15th Wing of the Spanish Air Force during the air parade.

Two EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus fighters from the 9th Squadron of the Spanish Navy Aircraft Flotilla.

Four F-5BM of the 23rd Wing of the Spanish Air Force.

Seven Pilatus PC-21 training aircraft from the General Air Academy.

A refueling formation in flight made up of an A400M tanker from the 31st Wing, a Eurofighter Typhoon fighter from the 11th Wing and an EF-18M fighter from the 15th Wing of the Spanish Air Force.

Three CL-215T and CL-415 firefighting seaplanes of the 43rd Air Force Group of the Spanish Air Force.

Five Eurocopter EC-120 Colibri helicopters from the Patrulla Aspa of the Spanish Air Force.

Parade of helicopters of the Spanish Army Air Mobile Forces (FAMET). An EC-135 opens the formation, followed by two EC-665 Tiger attack helicopters, two NH-90 Cayman transport helicopters and two CH-47 Chinook heavy transport helicopters.

The National Flags of different military units during the land parade.

Soldiers of the Tercio de Armada of the Marine Infantry passing before the royal tribune.

Operators of the Parachute Sapper Squad (EZAPAC) of the Air Force.

The soldiers of the Group of Regulars of Ceuta No. 54 of the Spanish Army.

Soldiers of the Honors Squadron of the Air Force (EDHEA).

Ladies and gentlemen legionnaires paratroopers of the 4th Paratrooper Infantry Regiment "Nápoles" of the 6th "Almogávares" Paratrooper Brigade (BRIPAC) of the Spanish Army.

Legionnaires of the II Brigade "King Alfonso XIII" of the Legion (BRILEG) of the Spanish Army.

Soldiers of the Ski Climbers Company of the nfantry Regiment "Galicia" No. 64 of Mountain Hunters of the Spanish Army.

Soldiers of the Second Emergency Intervention Battalion (BIEM II) of the Military Emergency Unit (UME).

Students of the Civil Guard Academy (AGGC).

The Civil Guard Saber Squad, which is usually one of the most applauded units in these parades.

Four Leopard 2E main battle tanks of the Armored Regiment "Córdoba" nº10 of the Brigade "Guzmán el Bueno" X of the Spanish Army.

ASCOD Pizarro infantry combat vehicles of the Infantry Regiment "La Reina" No. 2 of the Brigade "Guzmán el Bueno" X of the Spanish Army.

Two M-109A5E self-propelled howitzers of the Field Artillery Group X of the Brigade "Guzmán el Bueno" X of the Spanish Army.

Two MOWAG Piranha IIIC infantry combat vehicles from the Mechanized Landing Battalion (BDMZ) of the Tercio de Armada, the expeditionary unit of the Spanish Marine Infantry.

Two Centaurs cavalry combat vehicles of the Armored Light Cavalry Group "Reyes Católicos" II of the Legion of the Spanish Army.

A Husky 2G IED detection vehicle of the Engineer Regiment No. 1 (RING 1) of the Spanish Army.

Two VAMTAC S-3s from the Second Emergency Intervention Battalion (BIEM II) of the Military Emergency Unit (UME).

Two trucks from the Second Emergency Intervention Battalion (BIEM II) of the Military Emergency Unit (UME).

An Iveco Lince LMV and a Toyota Land Cruiser of the Civil Guard.