{"id":59819,"date":"2025-06-06T23:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=59819"},"modified":"2026-06-06T02:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:34:14","slug":"show-of-force-by-the-spanish-navy-in-the-canary-islands-coveted-by-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/06\/06\/show-of-force-by-the-spanish-navy-in-the-canary-islands-coveted-by-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Show of force by the Spanish Navy in the Canary Islands, coveted by Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, Spain celebrates its Armed Forces Day with various events across the Spanish Atlantic archipelago.<\/p>\n

The Spanish Navy has detected a Russian spy ship near Spain three times since April<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe message from the Spanish Navy to Morocco deploying five ships to the Canary Islands<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

Military events are scheduled in the two provinces into which the archipelago is divided: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (in the west) and Las Palmas<\/strong>. The main events<\/a> are scheduled for this Saturday, June 7, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with a land and air parade.<\/p>\n

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This Friday, a naval parade was held in Las Palmas with 11 ships of the Spanish Navy and two patrol boats from the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard<\/strong>. The parade was presided over by His Majesty King Felipe VI, aboard the maritime action vessel (BAM) \"Tornado.\"<\/p>\n

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The stop brought together the aircraft carrier \"Juan Carlos I\" L-61<\/strong>, flagship of the Spanish Navy and its largest unit; the amphibious assault ship \"Castilla\" L-52, the frigates \"\u00c1lvaro de Baz\u00e1n\" F-101, \"Blas de Lezo\" F-103 and \"Santa Mar\u00eda\" F-81, the submarine \"Isaac Peral\" S-81<\/strong> (first of its class and the largest submarine built in Spain), the training ship \"Intermares\" A-41, the BAM \"Rayo\" P-42 and the minesweepers \"Segura\" M-31 and \"Tajo\" M-36<\/strong>, EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus<\/strong> aircraft of the 9th Squadron and the Civil Guard patrol boats \"R\u00edo Segura\" and \"R\u00edo Ara\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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After the naval parade, there was an exhibition by the Navy and the Civil Guard on Las Alcaravaneras Beach<\/strong>, as well as demonstrations by the Military Emergency Unit (UME), a jump by the Air Force Acrobatic Parachuting Patrol (PAPEA) and a flyover by the Eagle Patrol, in one of its last displays with the CASA C-101 Aviojets.<\/p>\n

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This naval parade was a necessary show of force by the Spanish Navy on islands coveted by Morocco<\/strong>, which in the past had already drawn up plans to take over this archipelago<\/a>, which has been part of Spain since long before the Kingdom of Morocco was founded. You can watch the video of this naval parade published by the Royal Family here:<\/p>\n