Overview
- This year's Armed Forces Day includes a naval review in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Friday and a military parade in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Saturday.
- Attendees will see the S-81 Isaac Peral submarine on its debut alongside the Juan Carlos I aircraft carrier and frontline frigates.
- A total of 3,266 personnel from six branches of the military, including 425 women, will participate in the festivities.
- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will preside over the main ceremonies with Defense Minister Margarita Robles and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska; Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will not attend.
- The exhibition highlights Spain's strategic shift following its complete withdrawal from Mali and rising instability and foreign influence in the Sahel as migratory pressure mounts in Canarias.