June 21, 201016 yr Sea-testing of the Spanish LHD Juan Carlos I (the second largest warship of Europe, says the press release, waiting for the CVFs), one knot more about the expected maximum speed, and a new cut-away, none notice of the test in the Spanish media (in French): http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=113516
October 4, 201015 yr Author Juan Carlos I commissioned last week. Principe de Asturias (in service from 1988) will be mothballed because presupuestary issues when Juan Carlos I is in full commission (in French): http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=114117 Defence Ministry press release, saying the composition of the air wing will be 10-12 fighters and a similar number of helicopters. A lot of pictures of the King, and almost none of the ship, as usual in Spain (in Spanish): http://www.mde.es/gabinete/notasPrensa/201...uancarlios.html
October 4, 201015 yr presupuestary issues Which, I understand (and might have guessed), means budgetary constraints.
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