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The Aegis weapon system, installed on board the US and Spanish naval warships, has successfully exhibited its combat capabilities during a recent trial. The Combat System Ship Qualification Trials were conducted in the waters near Pt. Mugu, California last week. US Navy’s recently commissioned guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) along with USS Wayne E Meyer (DDG 108) took part in the trial. Spanish Navy’s Alvaro de Bazan (F-101) frigate was also a part of the exercise. The Aegis integrated naval weapon system, fitted on the ships, was evaluated for combat-readiness through comprehensive surface, subsurface and anti-air warfare exercises,...

UTC Power to Design Fuel Cell for Spanish Submarine Wednesday July 19, 8:49 am ET SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn., July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTC Power, a United Technologies (NYSE: UTX - News) company, today announced that its UTC Fuel Cells unit will design and develop a 300 kW proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power module for the Spanish shipbuilder NAVANTIA, S.A. for use in the Spanish Navy's S-80 submarine. The 300 kW PEM fuel cell will be designed to operate on reformed ethanol and pure oxygen. The Spanish Navy will install the new fuel cell power modules on its S-80...

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, May 22 (EFE).- The local government of Spain's Canary Islands on Monday requested economic aid from the European Union and the intervention of the Spanish navy to stop a wave of boat-borne undocumented immigrants from West Africa. The regional parliament on Monday held a plenary session to discuss the crisis confronting the archipelago for the past two weeks due to the arrival of some 2,000 immigrants, a wave that has swamped the local centers set up to temporarily house migrants, as well as the centers providing them with medical care and other assistance. The autonomonous...

The Pentagon authorizes the sale to Spain of cruise missiles Tomahawk Rumsfeld communicates by letter the minister Bono who the operation has green light BALD JOSE MANUEL - Washington THE COUNTRY - SPAIN - 21-07-2005 The Pentagon sent the last week to the Spanish Ministry of Defense the green light so that Spain can acquire cruise missiles Tomahawk, that they only have, in addition of the Armed Forces to the United States, those of the United Kingdom. The request of the Tomahawk was formulated by the previous Government and yes it finishes taking place by means of a letter of...