Portugal could replace its ageing American-made F-16 fighter jets with European jets rather than F-35s following U.S. President Donald Trump's policy shifts, the country's defence ministry said on ...

Portugal Takes Over NATO Mission in the Baltics. The Portuguese Air Force is replacing a detachment of Dutch F-35 fighter jets, which had been stationed there for months.

But Portugal falls short of even the 2% mark, which it says it won’t reach until 2029. That’s five years later than a deadline imposed by NATO in 2014 that said members should be at 2% by 2024.

Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro reiterated his country will reach a target for investment in defense to represent 2% of gross domestic product in 2025, while sticking to fiscal discipline.

A Brazilian Air Force KC-390 was displayed at the Paris Air Show 2025. Portugal used the event to add to its procurement, with an additional aircraft for itself and up to 10 for European and/or ...

The 3.5% target that NATO expects to adopt later this month is far more ambitious, in both magnitude and speed, than the 3% goal that the British premier set for himself earlier this year.

Portugal could replace its ageing American-made F-16 fighter jets with European jets rather than F-35s following U.S. President Donald Trump's policy shifts, the country's defence ministry said on ...