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Princess Leonor Returns to Spain to Embark on Blas de Lezo for Sinkex Drills

She will begin a month aboard the Blas de Lezo frigate starting June 14 to take part in the Spanish Navy’s Sinkex live-fire exercises.

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La princesa Leonor, a bordo del Juan Sebastián de Elcano.
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Overview

  • Princess Leonor returned to Spain on June 9 after completing a five-month training cruise aboard the Juan Sebastián Elcano.
  • Beginning June 14 she will spend a month on the anti-aircraft frigate Blas de Lezo to finalize her naval and military education.
  • During her time on the Blas de Lezo she will take part in the Sinkex live-fire exercise to test weapons systems against floating targets.
  • The frigate will pause in Ceuta from June 21 to 23 before joining the Dédalo25.2 expeditionary combat group in Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.
  • She is scheduled to rejoin the Elcano in Gijón on July 3 and will start her final year at the Academia del Aire y el Espacio in San Javier on September 1.