Portugal

By Tony Osborne
Embraer is hoping other customers can emulate the KC-390’s smooth entry into service with the Portuguese Air Force.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Embraer says Portugal has joined an ongoing study by the Brazilian Air Force to adapt the C-390 for surveillance missions.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Portugal is looking to streamline its pilot training pipeline and reduce the country’s reliance on the U.S. with the procurement of Embraer's A-29 Super Tucano.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Manufacturer Leonardo Helicopters is discussing with Portugal a potential midlife upgrade of the country's EH/AW101 search and rescue helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The next country to join NATO’s Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit could be Denmark.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
A backlash to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions is raising pressure on the F-35 orderbook, and dozens of planned deliveries are being reviewed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Some 500 hr. of flying will take place over six months as part of the Guyana trials.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The announcement indicates either a third African operator for the A-29 or top-up orders by Mauritania or Nigeria.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The company says the opening of the Embraer Defense Europe office demonstrates its increased commitment to European defense and security activities.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Lisbon signed an agreement to purchase 12 of the turboprop-powered counterinsurgency and training aircraft for €200 million ($210 million) on Dec. 16.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By James Pozzi
Lufthansa Technik has confirmed plans to build a new Portugal-based component repair facility near Porto and expects it to commence operations toward the end of 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Portugal’s EEA Aircraft and Maintenance is selecting suppliers for the country’s first indigenously produced aircraft, naming Akaer as structures supplier.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Thales says it has signed a contract with NATO’s arms procurement organization to provide a ForceShield very-short-range air-defense system to Portugal.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Embraer subsidiary OGMA has opened a new Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine shop that it expects to triple revenues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Portuguese government will locate Lisbon’s new airport, to be called Luis de Camoes Airport, in Alcochete, away from the center of the city.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Portugal has taken delivery of the first of four upgraded Lockheed C-130H Hercules aircraft, despite their imminent replacement by Embraer’s C-390 airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The second full flight simulator for the Embraer C-390 military transport aircraft will be located in Portugal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Portugal’s air force chief says his service has begun exploring a transition from F-16s to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Croatia and Greece have signed contracts to purchase de Havilland Canada DHC-515 amphibious aircraft to modernize their aerial firefighting fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
It is time for the world to invest more spending in space situational awareness, according to the former president of the Portuguese Space Agency.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Portugal appears to be moving toward an acquisition of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, statements by the country’s air chief suggest.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics have for the first time demonstrated the ability of a heavy lift uncrewed multicopter to drop a torpedo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Former TAP Air Portugal CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener has filed a legal claim after her high-profile dismissal in March.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin’s P-3 Orion maritime patroller looks set to have an extended operational life in Europe after Portugal purchased Germany’s fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Black Hawk is part of an order for six of the type placed by Portugal a year ago to boost the country's aerial firefighting capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion