There are many ways to measure the greatness of a country, in the sector of The militiaIt is usually measured in number of troops, and it is not only about quantity, but also to attend to their quality.
In this sense, according to the Global Fire Power portal, the active personnel of the Armed Forces consists of 119,665 troopsof which 23,000 correspond to the Army of the Air and Space, 20,840 to the Navy and 75,825 to the Army of Earth.
However, the Air Force in addition to having active military as an important basis for its strength, also has latest technology aircraft that allow them to cross Spain in a very short time and carry out their operations both nationally and internationally, effectively, quickly and safely. These are the airplanes that the Spanish army has.
What planes does the Spanish Air Force have?
Spain has a staff around 23,000 troops in this section, in addition to 513 available aircraft. These are divided depending on the type of mission to be performed, and are divided into fighters, transport aircraft and Special missions aircraft.
In recent years this section has made different reforms in its organic structure in order to adapt to the needs of modern times. As part belonging to the Air Force, These are the air teams with those you have:
- Eurofither Typhonn: 70 units plus 25 that are in manufacturing
- McDonnell Duglas EF-18 Hornet: 82 units
- Northrop F-5m Freedom Fighter: 19 units
- Airbus A400m: 14 units
- C-295: 12 units
- C-235: 8 units
- C-212: 10 units
- Airbus A330 MRTT: 3 units
- Airbus A310: 2 units
- Dassault Falcon 900: 5 units
- Candair CL-215T: 10 units
- Candair CL-415: 4 units
- Cessna Citation: 3 units
- C-90 King Air: 2 units
- Casa C-101: 42 units
- Pilatus PC-21: 24 units
How strong is the Spanish Air Force?
The Global Fire Power index, One of the most completealso classifies the armies based on each of the types of vehicles available. This is the classification of Spain in each:
18th position for The fighterswe have 139.
15th position for Transport aircraftwe have 54.
22º position for Special missionswe have 13.
33rd position for The helicopterswe have 121.
30º position for Attack helicopterswe have 17.
Last position for Cistern aircraftAirbus A330-MRTT ‘.
What is the most modern hunt in Spain?
At the end of last year Spain signed a contract with the Eurofigther and Tornado de la NATO management agency for the acquisition of 25 Eurofighter aircraft. Airbus CEO states that “The Eurofighter is the most advanced and most successful combat hunting of European manufacture and constitutes the spine of European air superiority. “
These aircraft were bought in order to replace the previous F-18 and it is a versatile hunting with a high level of flexibility and efficiency. It is built with stealth materials, with sensors and weapons control system that give it a great combat capacity, and even in the melee. It should be noted that Only 15 % of the aircraft surface is metallic.