Last time I checked,American built/designed weapons can't be sold by one nation to another without Washington's consent.So you would have to assume that the US govt was also part of this deal as Spain would need to depend on the US for tech support & spares.Afterall,it is also part of the JSF & has built Aegis equipped ships.
Great minds think alike.
Uh-huh. Ask the Navy about the Pentagon approving the sale of classified American "silent screw" technology used by our submarines that was sold by Toshiba to the Soviets.
Don't think that the Pentagon said "okey-dokey" to that little transaction since they were pretty upset by it all.
Sometimes, what happens after things leave our direct control, doesn't always mesh with the rules of the game.