Vigo hosts Armed Forces Day with three thousand seven hundred forty six soldiers and King Felipe VI

For the first time, Vigo will host the Armed Forces Day on May 30, with a deployment of 3,746 troops. The main event will be preceded on May 29 by a Naval Parade presided over by King Felipe VI, where seven ships will sail through the estuary, highlighting the LHD Juan Carlos I, the largest warship built in Spain, along with the LPD Castilla and two frigates.

Aerial view of the Vigo estuary during the Naval Parade, seven warships sailing in formation, highlighting the LHD Juan Carlos I with its angled flight deck, escorted by the LPD Castilla and two frigates, white wake on dark blue water, military helicopters flying low, docks with 3,746 soldiers in dress uniform, flags waving in the sea breeze, evening sun creating metallic glints on the hulls, photorealistic cinematic style, visible radar and hangar technical details, epic naval defense composition.

Naval technology: the LHD Juan Carlos I and the air deployment 🚢

The LHD Juan Carlos I, the Navy's flagship with a length of 231 meters, combines amphibious projection capability and a runway for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The exhibition will feature 30 fighter jets, including Eurofighter and Harrier, which will perform maneuvers over the estuary. Added to this is a parachute jump by the Air Force's Acrobatic Parachute Patrol, demonstrating tactical rapid insertion capabilities.

What Vigo didn't count on: a traffic jam of frigates and fighters at rush hour 🚗

While Vigo residents try to get to work on May 29, they will find the estuary busier than a Monday at the shopping center. Seven ships and 30 fighter jets soaring through the sky promise a spectacle that will only have one downside: traffic will collapse as if the Juan Carlos I had decided to park on Príncipe Street. At least the paratroopers jump from the clouds and not from a traffic light.