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Spanish Media Proposes KAAN Fighter Jet Acquisition Instead of Ordering Additional F-35.

Spain has indefinitely suspended plans to acquire U.S.-made F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, according to Spanish media outlet El País, prompting Spanish defense analysts to examine Türkiye’s …
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The Ministry of Defense confirmed that Spain is suspending negotiations to acquire 50 F-35 Lightning II fighters. The decision is based on two axes: strengthening the European military industry and limiting dependence on systems in which the United States maintains technological control even after delivery. Intensive surveillance in the waters of Almería: the Navy mobilizes a high patrol car The Spanish plan goes on to expand the fleet of Eurofi…

In Spain’s recent and far-reaching defense decision not to acquire the fifth-generation U.S. F-35 Lightning II, a technical debate has been revived that goes beyond politics: the conceptual confrontation between two of the world’s most advanced fighter planes. Pedro Sánchez’s government’s bet on Eurofighter Typhoon is not only a support for European industry, but also a statement on the philosophy of air war that the country considers most appro…

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Moncloa broke the news in on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
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